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Chipmunk CMS "reguser.php" Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA32476
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Release Date:
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2008-11-03
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Last Update:
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2008-11-06
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Popularity:
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766 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Chipmunk CMS 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-4921
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Description:
JosS has discovered a vulnerability in Chipmunk CMS, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to the "board/admin/reguser.php" script not being properly restricted to administrators. This can be exploited to e.g. add new administrative users by sending certain POST requests to the affected script.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.3. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Restrict access to the admin area (e.g. via ".htaccess").
Provided and/or discovered by:
JosS
Changelog:
2008-11-06: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6959
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