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Improper Authentication

CVE-2008-4319

Medium
6.4/10

Summary

fileadmin.php in Libra File Manager (aka Libra PHP File Manager) 1.18 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and read arbitrary files, modify arbitrary files, and list arbitrary directories, by inserting certain user and isadmin parameters in the query string.

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  • NETWORK
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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