PHPAuction could allow an attacker to create an administrative account
| phpauction-admin-account-creation (9462) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHPAuction could allow a remote attacker to create an arbitrary administrative account, caused by a vulnerability in the /admin/login.php file. A remote attacker could use this file to create a new administrator's account and gain administrative access to the PHPAuction site.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Jul 02 2002 - 10:42:43 CDT: PHPAuction bug.
- PHPAuction Web site: PHPAUCTION.ORG.
- BID-5141: PHPAuction Unauthorized Administrative Access Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0995: login.php for PHPAuction allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a direct call to login.php with the action parameter set to insert
- OSVDB ID: 5034: Phpauction login.php Insert Username Privilege Escalation
Platforms Affected:
- phpAuction phpAuction 1.3
Reported:
Jul 02, 2002
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