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miniPortail admin.php Cookie Manipulation Security Bypass

critical Nessus Plugin ID 11623

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Synopsis

A web application on the remote host has a security bypass vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running MiniPortal, a PHP application for managing a web portal.

It is possible to bypass admin authentication by setting a cookie with a value of 'adminok' on admin.php. A remote attacker could exploit this to gain administrative privileges on this host.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version of this software.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2003/May/93

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 11623

File Name: miniportail_admin_access.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/12/2003

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:miniportal:miniportal

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0272