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Improper Authentication

CVE-2007-4419

High
9.3/10

Summary

Admin.php in Olate Download (od) 3.4.1 uses an MD5 hash of the admin username, user id, and group id, to compose the OD3_AutoLogin authentication cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the cookie and access the Admin area.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE
  • COMPLETE

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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