CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0844

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Leif M. Wright's Blog 3.5 fails to verify the password when authenticating an administrator via a cookie, allowing remote attackers to bypass login by setting the 'blogAdmin' cookie. This grants unauthorized access to the admin panel.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that a remote attacker can gain full administrative control over the blog without knowing the password, potentially leading to content manipulation, data theft, or further attacks on users.

Recommendation

Immediately update the software to the latest version or apply a security patch. If no update is available, consider disabling cookie-based authentication or implementing additional access control mechanisms.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Leif M. Wright's Blog 3.5 does not make a password comparison when authenticating an administrator via a cookie, which allows remote attackers to bypass login authentication, probably by setting the blogAdmin cookie.

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