Improper Authentication
CVE-2008-6269
Summary
Joovili 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges as other users, including the administrator, by setting the (1) session_id, session_logged_in, and session_username cookies for user privileges; (2) session_admin_id, session_admin_username, and session_admin cookies for admin privileges; and (3) session_staff_id, session_staff_username, and session_staff cookies for staff users.
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- NETWORK
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- PARTIAL
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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