CVE-2005-4852 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions in eZ Publish by manipulating URI characters to match unintended access rules.
- 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-2005-4852?
CVE-2005-4852 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jul 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The siteaccess URIMatching implementation in eZ publish 3.5 through 3.8 before 20050812 converts all non-alphanumeric characters in a URI to '_' (underscore), which allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions by inserting certain characters in a URI, as demonstrated by a request for /admin:de, which matches a rule allowing only /admin_de to access /admin.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4852?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ez Ez Publish.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4852 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-2005-4852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hq64-63h4-3rpx.