PT-2002-1183 · Geeklog · Geeklog

Published 2002-03-25 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2002-0097

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Geeklog version 1.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to hijack user accounts, including the administrator account, by modifying the UID of a user's permanent cookie to the target account.

Recommendations For Geeklog version 1.3, consider temporarily restricting access to sensitive areas of the application until a patch is available, and avoid using permanent cookies for authentication purposes.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0097

Affected Products

Geeklog

References · 6

• http://iss.net/security_center/static/7869.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/249443 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0097 · Security Note
• http://geeklog.sourceforge.net/index.php?topic=Security · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3844 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2002-0097 · Note