CVE-2010-1916 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions to modify plugin configurations and potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted parameters in the Xinha WYSIWYG editor.
- 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-2010-1916?
CVE-2010-1916 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in S9y Serendipity, published on 12 May 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The dynamic configuration feature in Xinha WYSIWYG editor 0.96 Beta 2 and earlier, as used in Serendipity 1.5.2 and earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the configuration of arbitrary plugins via (1) crafted backend_config_secret_key_location and backend_config_hash parameters that are used in a SHA1 hash of a shared secret that can be known or externally influenced, which are not properly handled by the "Deprecated config passing" feature; or (2) crafted backend_data and backend_data[key_location] variables, which are not properly handled by the xinha_read_passed_data function. NOTE: this can be leveraged to upload and possibly execute arbitrary files via config.inc.php in the ImageManager plugin.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1916?
It affects 2 products.
Products include S9y Serendipity, Xinha Wysiwyg Editor.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1916 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-2010-1916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in S9y Serendipity
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8pf-76j7-6h39.