CVE-2010-4279 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Pandora FMS by exploiting a default empty password hash configuration, gaining administrative 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-2010-4279?
CVE-2010-4279 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Artica Pandora Fms, published on 2 Dec 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The default configuration of Pandora FMS 3.1 and earlier specifies an empty string for the loginhash_pwd field, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending a request to index.php with "admin" in the loginhash_user parameter, in conjunction with the md5 hash of "admin" in the loginhash_data parameter.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4279?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Artica Pandora Fms.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4279?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4279 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-2010-4279 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-4279 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Artica Pandora Fms
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m77c-32jr-gfqq.