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vendor:
Owl
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Authentication Bypass
287
CWE
Product Name: Owl
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
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2002

Owl Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Owl has been reported prone to an authentication bypass vulnerability. The issue presents itself due to a lack of sufficient sanitization when checking the validity of usernames and passwords supplied to 'browse.php'. An attacker may exploit this condition to bypass the Owl authentication system.

Mitigation:

Ensure that all user input is properly sanitized and validated before being used in authentication checks.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7595/info

Owl has been reported prone to an authentication bypass vulnerability.

The issue presents itself due to a lack of sufficient sanitization when checking the validity of usernames and passwords supplied to 'browse.php'.

An attacker may exploit this condition to bypass the Owl authentication system. 

http://www.example.com/intranet/browse.php?loginname=whocares&parent=1&expand=1&order=creatorid&sortposted=ASC