CVE-2007-2985 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication by manipulating a cookie to gain admin access, read passwords, and execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2007-2985?
CVE-2007-2985 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jun 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Pheap 2.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by setting a pheap_login cookie value to the administrator's username, which can be used to (1) obtain sensitive information, including the administrator password, via settings.php or (2) upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via an update_doc action in edit.php.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2985?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pheap Pheap.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2985?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2985 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-2007-2985 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-2985 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gjr5-xrxx-mv2c.