CVE-2010-4333 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges by manipulating specific cookies in Pointter PHP Micro-Blogging Social Network.

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-2010-4333?

CVE-2010-4333 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Pointter PHP Micro-Blogging Social Network 1.8 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative privileges via arbitrary values of the auser and apass cookies.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4333?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pangramsoft Pointter Php Micro-Blogging Social Network.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4333?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4333 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-2010-4333 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4333 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-66h5-29p5-x9fq.

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