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Mambo Site Server MD5 Hash Session ID Privilege Escalation

critical Nessus Plugin ID 11361

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The remote installation of Mambo Site Server improperly validates the cookies that are sent back by the user. As a result, a user may impersonate the administrator by using the MD5 value of a received cookie and thereby gain administrative control of the affected application.

Solution

Upgrade to Mambo 4.0.12 RC3 or newer.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2003/Feb/304

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 11361

File Name: mambo.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 3/12/2003

Updated: 6/1/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/mambo_mos

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-1245

BID: 6926