# CVE-2010-4333: Auth bypass in n/a

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

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/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:** 22 Dec 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-66h5-29p5-x9fq

## 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 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4333?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- Pointter PHP Micro-Blogging Social Network - Unauthorized Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-4333 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. 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-2010-4333/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4333/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4333
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4333
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-4333

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