Academic Web Tools index.php session hijacking
| academicwebtools-index-session-hijacking (43179) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Academic Web Tools could allow a remote attacker to hijack a valid user's session, caused by a vulnerability in the index.php script. By setting the PHPSESSID Cookie variable to a fixed value, a remote attacker could hijack a victim's session once the victim logs into the application using the set Cookie value.
Platforms Affected:
- Yektaweb, Academic Web Tools 1.4.2.8 and prior
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 15, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Yektaweb Web site, Yektaweb at http://www.yektaweb.com/.
- BID-29813: Academic Web Tools CMS 1.4.2.8 Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-2970: Multiple session fixation vulnerabilities in Academic Web Tools (AWT YEKTA) 1.4.3.1, and 1.4.2.8 and earlier, allow remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter to (1) index.php and (2) login.php in homepg/.
Reported:
Jun 19, 2008
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