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Improper Authentication

CVE-2008-6553

High
7.5/10

Summary

microcms-admin-home.php in Implied by Design Micro CMS (Micro-CMS) 3.5 (aka 0.3.5) does not require authentication as an administrator, which allows remote attackers to (1) create administrative accounts via an add_admin action, (2) remove administrative accounts via a delete_admin action, and (3) modify administrative passwords via a change_password action.

  • 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