Secunia Security Advisory - Qabandi has discovered a vulnerability in Scripteen Free Image Hosting Script, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
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TITLE:
Scripteen Free Image Hosting Script Insecure Cookie Handling
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA36002
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36002/
DESCRIPTION:
Qabandi has discovered a vulnerability in Scripteen Free Image
Hosting Script, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass
certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to improper access restrictions when
accessing the administration interface. This can be exploited to
bypass the authentication mechanism and gain access to the
administration control panel by setting the "cookgid" cookie to "1".
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.4. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the "admin/" directory (e.g. via .htaccess).
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Qabandi
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/9256
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