CVE-2003-1245 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can gain administrator access in Mambo CMS by manipulating the session_id parameter, leading to full system compromise.
- 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-2003-1245?
CVE-2003-1245 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Nov 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
index2.php in Mambo 4.0.12 allows remote attackers to gain administrator access via a URL request where session_id is set to the MD5 hash of a session cookie.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1245?
How do I fix CVE-2003-1245?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1245 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-2003-1245 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1245 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pp87-hfvr-qhx3.