CVE-2005-4458

Description

Group.pm in Metadot Portal Server 6.4.4 and earlier does not properly reset the $IS_OWNER, $IS_ADMIN, and $IS_MANAGER global variables when performing checks for special privileges, which allows users to gain administrator privileges by adding themselves to the SITE_MGR group.

9.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.72% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.metadot.com/metadot/index.pl?iid=2632
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3030	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/287	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18137	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420002/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15975	vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23847	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/1012.html	mailing list patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/22014	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4458?: CVE-2005-4458 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4458?: To fix CVE-2005-4458, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4458 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4458 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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