CVE-2009-4851 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass administrative approval in XOOPS by exploiting the activation resend function to gain unauthorized access.
- 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-2009-4851?
CVE-2009-4851 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The activation resend function in the Profiles module in XOOPS before 2.4.1 sends activation codes in response to arbitrary activation requests, which allows remote attackers to bypass administrative approval via a request involving activate.php.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4851?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xoops Xoops.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4851?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4851 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-2009-4851 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4851 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v4v9-w35g-h777.