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PHP Hosting Directory "adm" Security Bypass
Secunia Advisory: SA31235
Release Date: 2008-07-31
Last Update: 2008-08-07
Popularity: 1,641 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:PHP Hosting Directory 2.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-3454


Description:
Stack has discovered a vulnerability in PHP Hosting Directory, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to improper access restriction. This can be exploited to bypass the authentication mechanism and gain access to the administration section by setting the "adm" cookie to "1".

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.0. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Restrict access to "admin" URLs (e.g. with ".htaccess").

Provided and/or discovered by:
Stack

Changelog:
2008-08-07: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6163


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