15348 : Access_user Class Undocumented Backdoor Password
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Disclosure Date
2005-04-07

Description

The Access_user class allows access to any account when a valid account name is entered with the word "new" as the password. This allows attackers to trivially access the program or system.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Authentication Management
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Backdoor

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.75 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Olaf Lederer
Access_user Class
 1.7.4

References

Credit
  • Mike -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-14 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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