Description
Account Manager LITE does not properly authenticate attempts to change the administrator password, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges for the Account Manager by directly calling the amadmin.pl script with the setpasswd parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- CGI Script Center Account Manager 1.0 LITE / PRO - Administrative Password Alteration (1) EDB-20164 · remote · Aug 23, 2000 · verified
- CGI Script Center Account Manager 1.0 LITE / PRO - Administrative Password Alteration (2) EDB-20165 · remote · Aug 23, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20000823 Account Manager CGI Vulnerability mailing-list
- 1604 vdb-entry
- account-manager-overwrite-password(5125) vdb-entry
- 13341 vdb-entry
- http://www.cgiscriptcenter.com/acctlite/