# CVE-2010-1097: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative access in DeDeCMS when session.auto_start is enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Mar 2010
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4xw8-vwjr-7vpq

## What is CVE-2010-1097?

CVE-2010-1097 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dedecms Dedecms, published on 24 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

include/userlogin.class.php in DeDeCMS 5.5 GBK, when session.auto_start is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access via a value of 1 for the _SESSION[dede_admin_id] parameter, as demonstrated by a request to uploads/include/dialog/select_soft_post.php.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1097?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dedecms Dedecms.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1097?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-1097 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1097 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1097 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dedecms Dedecms, published on 24 Mar 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dedecms Dedecms. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1097/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1097/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1097
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1097
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1097

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1097/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.