CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4458

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in Metadot Portal Server 6.4.4 and earlier is due to improper resetting of the $IS_OWNER, $IS_ADMIN, and $IS_MANAGER global variables during privilege checks. This allows users to add themselves to the SITE_MGR group and gain administrator privileges.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves unauthorized privilege escalation to administrator level, potentially leading to full compromise of the portal server and access to sensitive data.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Metadot Portal Server to a version later than 6.4.4 where this vulnerability is fixed. If upgrading is not possible, restrict access to the admin panel and monitor logs for suspicious activity.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS