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phpauction Admin Authentication Bypass
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
18 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The remote host is running phpauction prior or equal to 2.0 (or a modified version). There is a flaw when handling cookie-based authentication credentials which may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized administrative access to the auction system.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to a version > 2.0 of this software and/or restrict access rights to the administrative directory using .htaccess.