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Improper Authentication

CVE-2010-1097

Medium
6.8/10

Summary

include/userlogin.class.php in DeDeCMS 5.5 GBK, when session.auto_start is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access via a value of 1 for the _SESSION[dede_admin_id] parameter, as demonstrated by a request to uploads/include/dialog/select_soft_post.php.

  • MEDIUM
  • 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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  • Published