CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0604

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In check.php of Hinton Design phphg Guestbook 1.2, the user password is not verified during cookie-based authentication, allowing remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can hijack an administrator or user account without knowing the password, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of the guestbook data.

Recommendation

Immediately update the software to the latest version or apply a patch that enforces password verification during cookie authentication.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

check.php in Hinton Design phphg Guestbook 1.2 does not check the user password when authenticating via cookies, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.

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