CVE-2009-2040 (GCVE-0-2009-2040)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-06-12 17:28 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:36
VLAI
Summary
admin/options.php in Grestul 1.2 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and create administrative accounts via a manage_admin action in a direct request.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35367 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8902 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Date Public
2009-06-08 00:00
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