CVE-2008-7179 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges in OTManager CMS by manipulating specific cookies.

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-2008-7179?

CVE-2008-7179 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Sep 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OTManager CMS 2.4 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by setting the ADMIN_Hora, ADMIN_Logado, and ADMIN_Nome cookies to certain values, as reachable in Admin/index.php.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7179?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Otmanager Otmanager Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2008-7179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7179 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-2008-7179 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7179 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qx6m-x75q-h5q2.

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