CVE-2014-9753

Public Exploit

Description

confirm.php in ATutor 2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access as an existing user via the auto_login parameter.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.68% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory karmainsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2015-06 third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/536835/100/0/threaded broken link
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/11 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://update.atutor.ca/patch/2_2/2_2-6/patch.xml broken link
https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/950a0299954e69b8742cc1f1a632f564435d4d7d third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9753?
CVE-2014-9753 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9753?
To fix CVE-2014-9753, 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-2014-9753 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-9753 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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