Rianxosencabos CMS cookie security bypass

rianxosencabos-cookie-security-bypass (45291) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Rianxosencabos CMS could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the improper checking of authentication credentials. By modifying the usuario and pass cookie parameters, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions and gain unauthorized administrative access to the vulnerable application.

Platforms Affected:

  • Rianxosencabos CMS, Rianxosencabos CMS 0.9

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Bypass Security

References:

  • SourceForge.net, Rianxosencabos CMS at http://sourceforge.net/projects/rsccms/.
  • BID-31292: Rianxosencabos CMS Cookie Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-4244: Rianxosencabos CMS 0.9 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the usuario and pass cookies to 1.

Reported:

Sep 21, 2008

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