Serendipity Extended Properties For Entries Security Bypass
Secunia Advisory: SA26347
Release Date: 2007-08-08
Last Update: 2007-08-15
Popularity: 5,353 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Serendipity 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-4282


Description:
Erich Schubert has reported a vulnerability in Serendipity, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.

The extended properties for entries plugin does not properly restrict access to entries to users having valid passwords to the entries.

Successful exploitation requires that the extended properties for entries plugin is installed and used.

The vulnerability is reported in version 1.1.3. Prior versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 1.1.4.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Erich Schubert

Changelog:
2007-08-15: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=722867


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