# CVE-2004-2254: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication for the administration interface by modifying the utoken parameter in admin.cgi requests.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2005
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q7mv-7rg5-hjm5

## What is CVE-2004-2254?

CVE-2004-2254 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SurgeLDAP 1.0g (Build 12), and possibly other versions before 1.0h, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for the administration interface via a direct request to admin.cgi with a modified utoken parameter.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2254?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netwin Surgeldap.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-2254?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2254 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-2254 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2254 exists.

Public exploit code:

- SurgeLDAP 1.0 - Web Administration Authentication Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2004-2253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2253/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-2254 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-2254 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-2254 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2254/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-2254/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2254
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2254
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-2254

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.