Description
PHP-Post 0.21 and 1.0, and possibly earlier versions, when auto-login is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass security restrictions and obtain administrative privileges by modifying the logincookie[user] setting in the login 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
- PHP-Post 1.0 - Cookie Modification Privilege Escalation EDB-2036 · webapps · Jul 18, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 19046 vdb-entry
- 1264 third-party-advisory
- 2036 exploit
- 20060718 [KAPDA::#52] - PHP-Post 1.0 Cookie Modification Privilege Escalation Vulnerability mailing-list
- ADV-2006-2877 vdb-entry
- http://www.kapda.ir/advisory-380.html
- 21115 third-party-advisory
- phppost-cookie-privilege-escalation(27862) vdb-entry