CVE-2009-5076 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by manipulating PATH_INFO in specific requests, affecting CRE Loaded installations.
- 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-2009-5076?
CVE-2009-5076 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CRE Loaded before 6.2.14, and possibly other versions before 6.3.x, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges via a request with (1) login.php or (2) password_forgotten.php appended as the PATH_INFO, which bypasses a check that uses PHP_SELF, which is not properly handled by (a) includes/application_top.php and (b) admin/includes/application_top.php, as exploited in the wild in 2009.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-5076?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Creloaded Cre Loaded.
How do I fix CVE-2009-5076?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-5076 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-2009-5076 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-5076 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6gv-2r2j-q73m.