28237 : eFiction loggedin Variable Manipulation Authentication Bypass
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2006-08-25	2006-08-25

Description

eFiction contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to bypass certain security restrictions. The issue is triggered due to an error in the authentication process, which can be exploited setting the 'loggedin' variable to '1'. It is possible that the flaw may allow administrative access resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Authentication Management
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
OSVDB: Web Related

Technical

This vulnerability is only present when the register_globals PHP option is set to 'on'. This has not been the default setting for PHP installs since version 4.2.0 (22-Apr-2002).

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

eFiction

2.0.7

References

Bugtraq ID: 19717
CVE ID: 2006-4427 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 21625
Exploit Database: 2255
Milw0rm: 2255
Vendor URL: http://www.efiction.wallflowergirl.com/index.php

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

vipsta - vipstagmail.com -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-08-29 | Disagree?

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