CVE-2009-4447 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication to modify administrator settings in Jax Guestbook via direct requests to the admin panel.

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-2009-4447?

CVE-2009-4447 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Jax Guestbook 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and modify administrator settings via a direct request to admin/guestbook.admin.php.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4447?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jax Scripts Jax Guestbook.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4447?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4447 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-2009-4447 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2009-4447 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-29vj-qphh-jwr9.

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