CVE-2018-1000875 Auth bypass in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published 20 Dec 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can bypass authentication on the Terms of Service page to access any user account via a crafted URL.

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-2018-1000875?

CVE-2018-1000875 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing BOINC Server and Website Code version 0.9-1.0.2 contains a CWE-302: Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data vulnerability in Website Terms of Service Acceptance Page that can result in Access to any user account. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted URL. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.0.3.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000875?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Universityofcalifornia Boinc Server.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000875?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1000875 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-2018-1000875 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000875 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8qvf-w7vv-ppqv.