3205 : Geeklog Weak Session Control
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Exploit Publish Date
2003-10-08	2003-10-08

Description

Geeklog contains a flaw in the way it controls passwords and session control. If a remote user can obtain the password hashes (trivial through XSS attacks), they can store the information on their computer as their own cookie and automatically log in as arbitrary users. When changing "their" password, Geeklog does not ask for the old password as verification, allowing the remote attacker to effectively hijack any account.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Technical

Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited in conjunction with another such as a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. As of version 1.3.8-1sr4, there are no known/published XSS vulnerabilities in this version of Geeklog.

Solution

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

Products

Geeklog

1.x

References

Related OSVDB ID: 2253
Secunia Advisory ID: 9966

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

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