PT-2009-4494 · Grestul · Grestul

The G0Bl!N · Published 2009-06-12 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2009-2040

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 Grestul version 1.2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and create administrative accounts. This is achieved by sending a direct request with a manage admin action to the "admin/options.php" endpoint.

Recommendations For Grestul version 1.2, restrict access to the "admin/options.php" endpoint to prevent unauthorized requests, and consider implementing proper authentication mechanisms to prevent bypassing of authentication.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-2040

Affected Products

Grestul

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/8902 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2040 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35367 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50999 · Note