Description
oj.cgi in OpenJournal 2.0 through 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access the control panel via a 0 in the uid 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 1
- OpenJournal 2.0 - Authentication Bypassing EDB-23659 · webapps · Feb 6, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20040206 Open Journal Blog Authenticaion Bypassing Vulnerability mailing-list
- openjournal-uid-admin-access(15069) vdb-entry
- 3872 vdb-entry
- http://www.grohol.com/downloads/oj/latest/changelog.txt
- 9598 vdb-entry