vendor:
eZ Publish
by:
s4avrd0w
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Privilege Escalation and Weak Activation Token
264
CWE
Product Name: eZ Publish
Affected Version From: 3.5.2006
Affected Version To: 3.9.2002
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2008
eZ Publish privilege escalation and weak activation token for new user exploit
eZ Publish is vulnerable to privilege escalation and weak activation token for new user exploit. The vulnerability is present in versions >= 3.5.6 and is resolved in 3.9.5, 3.10.1, 4.0.1. The vulnerable code in version 3.9.2 is $hash = md5( mktime( ) . $user->attribute( 'contentobject_id' ) ) and in version 4.0.1 is $hash = md5( time() . $user->attribute( 'contentobject_id' ) ). The exploit can be used by running the script eZPublish_create_admin_exploit.php with the required parameters -u, -p, -s and optional parameters -e and -t.
Mitigation:
Upgrade to the latest version of eZ Publish