Help Center Live class/auth.php check_logout Function Admin Authentication Bypass

high Nessus Plugin ID 25898

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by authentication bypass issues.

Description

The remote host is running Help Center Live, an open source, web-based help desk application written in PHP.

The version of Help Center Live installed on the remote host has several administrative scripts that fail to exit if called without valid credentials. An unauthenticated attacker may be able to exploit this design flaw to gain administrative control of the application.

Solution

Unknown at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25898

File Name: hcl_admin_bypass.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/16/2007

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:help_center_live:help_center_live

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-4240

BID: 25225