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phShoutBox "phadmin" Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29892
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Release Date:
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2008-04-21
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Last Update:
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2008-05-02
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | phShoutBox 1.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2008-1971 (Secunia mirror)
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This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
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Description:
t0pP8uZz has discovered a vulnerability in phShoutBox, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to improper access restriction of the administrator page (admin.php). This can be exploited to bypass the authentication mechanism and gain access to administrative pages by setting a specially crafted "phadmin" cookie.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.5 Final. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Restrict access to the admin.php script (e.g. with ".htaccess").
Provided and/or discovered by:
t0pP8uZz
Changelog:
2008-05-02: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5467
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