Description
index2.php in Mambo 4.0.12 allows remote attackers to gain administrator access via a URL request where session_id is set to the MD5 hash of a session cookie.
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
- Mambo Site Server 4.0.12 RC2 - Cookie Validation EDB-22281 · webapps · Feb 24, 2003 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- mambo-sessionid-gain-privileges(11398) vdb-entry
- 20030224 Mambo SiteServer exploit gains administrative privileges mailing-list
- 6926 vdb-entry