Description
dnstools.php for DNSTools 2.0 beta 4 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the user_logged_in or user_dnstools_administrator parameters.
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 1
- DNSTools 2.0 - Authentication Bypass EDB-21425 · webapps · Apr 28, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- dnstools-auth-bypass(8948) vdb-entry
- 4617 vdb-entry
- http://www.dnstools.com/dnstools_2.0.1.tar.gz
- 20020428 dnstools: authentication bypass vulnerability mailing-list