EZWebAlbum constants.inc security bypass
| ezwebalbum-constants-security-bypass (43938) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
EZWebAlbum could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the improper checking of authentication credentials by the constants.inc script which creates an insecure cookie. By setting the photoalbumadmin cookie to "1", a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions and gain unauthorized administrative access to the vulnerable system.
Platforms Affected:
- EZWebAlbum, EZWebAlbum 1.0
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
References:
- SourceForge.net, EZWebAlbum at http://sourceforge.net/projects/ezwebalbum.
- BID-30343: EZWebAlbum Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3292: constants.inc in EZWebAlbum 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by setting the photoalbumadmin cookie, as demonstrated via addpage.php.
Reported:
Jul 21, 2008
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