CVE-2005-2252 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication and impersonate other users by manipulating the PHPAUCTION_RM_ID cookie in PhpAuction.

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-2005-2252?

CVE-2005-2252 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PhpAuction 2.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges as another user by setting the PHPAUCTION_RM_ID cookie to the user ID.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2252?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gianluca Baldo Phpauction.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2252?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-2252 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-2005-2252 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2252 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wqvh-rrpc-fpj4.

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