VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1780
admin.php in Frax.dk Php Recommend 1.3 and earlier does not require authentication when the user password is changed, which allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges via modified form_admin_user and form_admin_pass parameters.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.76%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
admin.php in Frax.dk Php Recommend 1.3 and earlier does not require authentication when the user password is changed, which allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges via modified form_admin_user and form_admin_pass parameters.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.76% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Affected
- frax/php recommend
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34909Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1287Permissions Required
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8658Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34909Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1287Permissions Required
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8658Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.