CVE-2005-1654 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers can register arbitrary users by directly accessing addsubsite.asp, leading to unauthorized account creation and potential privilege escalation.
- 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-2005-1654?
CVE-2005-1654 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Hosting Controller 6.1 Hotfix 1.9 and earlier allows remote attackers to register arbitrary users via a direct request to addsubsite.asp with the loginname and password parameters set.
Weakness: CWE-425
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1654?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hostingcontroller Hosting Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1654?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1654 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2005-1654 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1654 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wq45-c8xj-98wj.