CVE-2018-19437 Auth bypass in n/a

High 8.8 Published 22 Nov 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote authenticated users can change the administrator password due to insecure cookie handling, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-19437?

CVE-2018-19437 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Nov 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

UCMS 1.4.7 allows remote authenticated users to change the administrator password because $_COOKIE['admin_'.cookiehash] is used for arbitrary cookie values that are set and not empty.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19437?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ucms Project Ucms.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19437?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19437 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-2018-19437 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19437 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-298v-7gc3-86vj.