Description
admin/index.php in Maian Links 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by sending an arbitrary links_cookie 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
- Maian Links 3.1 - Insecure Cookie Handling EDB-6062 · webapps · Jul 13, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 6062 exploit
- 31068 third-party-advisory
- 30205 vdb-entry
- maianlinks-index-security-bypass(43749) vdb-entry
- http://www.maianscriptworld.co.uk/news.html
- http://www.maianscriptworld.co.uk/free-php-scripts/maian-links/development/index.html