CVE-2013-6766 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication and execute commands by sending a crafted request for version information, leading to unauthorized 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-2013-6766?
CVE-2013-6766 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 May 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenVAS Administrator 1.2 before 1.2.2 and 1.3 before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the OAP authentication restrictions and execute OAP commands via a crafted OAP request for version information, which causes the state to be set to CLIENT_AUTHENTIC.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6766?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openvas Openvas Administrator.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6766?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6766 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-2013-6766 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6766 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jfxq-6qfr-g8m8.