CVE-2005-4458 | BDVDB-2026-14245 Detail
Description#
Group.pm in Metadot Portal Server 6.4.4 and earlier does not properly reset the $IS_OWNER, $IS_ADMIN, and $IS_MANAGER global variables when performing checks for special privileges, which allows users to gain administrator privileges by adding themselves to the SITE_MGR group.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.metadot.com/metadot/index.pl?iid=2632
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3030
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/287
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18137
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420002/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15975
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23847
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/1012.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/22014
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.