CVE-2007-4230 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can gain administrative privileges in BellaBiblio by manipulating the authentication cookie, though the exact mechanism is disputed.

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-2007-4230?

CVE-2007-4230 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BellaBiblio allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges via a bellabiblio cookie with the value "administrator." NOTE: this issue is disputed by CVE and multiple third parties because the cookie value must be an MD5 hash

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4230?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jems Scripts Bellabiblio.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4230 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-2007-4230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wj9g-mm43-83v6.

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