EmiratesHost - Insecure Cookie Authentication Bypass

EDB-ID:

33946

CVE:

N/A


Author:

jago-dz

Type:

webapps


Platform:

PHP

Date:

2010-02-01


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39963/info

EmiratesHost is prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability because it fails to adequately verify user-supplied input used for cookie-based authentication.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain administrative access to the affected application, which may aid in further attacks. 

The following example data is available:

www.example.com/admin
javascript:document.cookie="login=right;path=/";