46143 : dotProject Crafted HTTP Request Remote Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2008-06-12

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2008-6747" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : dotProject before 2.1.2 does not properly restrict access to administrative pages, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.1.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

CVE ID: 2008-6747 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 29679
Secunia Advisory ID: 30470
ISS X-Force ID: 43019
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=21656&release_id=616346
Vendor URL: http://www.dotproject.net/

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 6.8
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-04-23 | Disagree?

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