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Improper Authentication

CVE-2007-5752

Severity High
Score 7.5/10

Summary

adduser.php in PHP-AGTC Membership (AGTC-Membership) System 1.1a does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to create accounts via a modified form, as demonstrated by an account with admin (userlevel 4) privileges.

  • LOW
  • 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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published