CVE-2002-1757 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication in PHProjekt by manipulating the URL path, gaining unauthorized access to protected scripts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-1757?

CVE-2002-1757 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PHProjekt 2.0 through 3.1 relies on the $PHP_SELF variable for authentication, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for scripts via a request to a .php file with "sms" in the URL, which is included in the PATH_INFO portion of the $PHP_SELF variable, as demonstrated using "mail_send.php/sms".

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1757?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phprojekt Phprojekt.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1757?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1757 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2002-1757 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1757 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h44r-74rh-f8hh.

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