CVE-2005-4448 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass authentication and gain admin privileges by calculating credentials from a stolen password hash and injecting them into the secid cookie.
- 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-2005-4448?
CVE-2005-4448 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FlatNuke 2.5.6 verifies authentication credentials based on an MD5 checksum of the admin name and the hashed password rather than the plaintext password, which allows attackers to gain privileges by obtaining the password hash (possibly via CVE-2005-2813), then calculating the credentials and including them in the secid cookie.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4448?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Flatnuke Flatnuke.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4448?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4448 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-2005-4448 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4448 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f3jw-jgmw-xx5m.