PT-2012-5698 · Layton · Layton Helpbox

Published 2012-12-12 · Updated 2012-12-28 · CVE-2012-4974

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Layton Helpbox version 4.4.0

Description The issue allows remote authenticated users to change the login context and gain privileges by modifying specific cookies, including loggedinenduser, loggedinendusername, loggedinuserusergroup, loggedinuser, or loggedinusername.

Recommendations For Layton Helpbox version 4.4.0, consider restricting access to sensitive features until a patch is available, and avoid using modified cookies to prevent privilege escalation. As a temporary workaround, restrict the ability to change the login context for authenticated users. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-4974

Affected Products

Layton Helpbox

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4974 · Security Note
• http://reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/helpbox-login-bypass.html · Note