CVE-2009-1739 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges by manipulating the authuser cookie in PAD Site Scripts.

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-2009-1739?

CVE-2009-1739 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PAD Site Scripts 3.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges as other users, including administrative privileges, by setting the authuser cookie parameter to a valid username.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1739?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpeasycode Pad Site Scripts.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1739?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1739 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-2009-1739 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-1739 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-69j6-v7gp-q52w.

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