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Improper Authentication

CVE-2009-0853

Medium
6.8/10

Summary

login.php in CelerBB 0.0.2, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via special characters in the Username parameter, as demonstrated by an admin'# parameter value.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.

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  • Published