CVE-2010-4279

Public Exploit

Description

The default configuration of Pandora FMS 3.1 and earlier specifies an empty string for the loginhash_pwd field, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending a request to index.php with "admin" in the loginhash_user parameter, in conjunction with the md5 hash of "admin" in the loginhash_data parameter.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 87.11% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/42347 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514939/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://sourceforge.net/projects/pandora/files/Pandora%20FMS%203.1/Final%20version%20%28Stable%29/pandorafms_console-3.1_security_patch_13Oct2010.tar.gz/download patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35731/ exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129830/Pandora-3.1-Auth-Bypass-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45112 patch vdb entry exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15639 exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Nov/326 mailing list
http://osvdb.org/69549 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4279?
CVE-2010-4279 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4279?
To fix CVE-2010-4279, 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-2010-4279 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4279 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~87% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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