Description
src/index.php in WebSPELL 4.01.01 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain sensitive information stored in the database via a modified userID parameter in a write action to admin/database.php.
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
- webSPELL 4.01.01 - Database Backup Download EDB-2352 · webapps · Sep 12, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- webspell-login-authentication-bypass(28896) vdb-entry
- 21881 third-party-advisory
- 2352 exploit
- 19975 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-3572 vdb-entry
- http://cms.webspell.org/index.php?site=files&file=15