# CVE-2007-4338: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication by manipulating the fcms_login_id cookie to access arbitrary accounts and execute code.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Aug 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x2f3-hqgw-x6gp

## What is CVE-2007-4338?

CVE-2007-4338 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

index.php in Ryan Haudenschilt Family Connections (FCMS) before 0.9 allows remote attackers to access an arbitrary account by placing the account's name in the value of an fcms_login_id cookie.  NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution via a POST with PHP code in the content parameter.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4338?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Haudenschilt Family Connections Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-4338?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4338 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-4338 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4338 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Haudenschilt Family Connections 0.8 - 'index.php' Authentication Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-0699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0699/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2010-3419](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3419/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-5130](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-5130/): Command injection in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2009-2010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2010/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2008-2901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2901/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-4338 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-4338 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-4338 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4338/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4338/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4338
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4338
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-4338

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