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>> DeluxeBB "membercookie" Parameter Handling Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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Title : DeluxeBB "membercookie" Parameter Handling Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-3188
CVE ID : CVE-2006-4078
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-08-08
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A vulnerability has been identified in DeluxeBB, which may be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "pm.php" script that does not properly validate the "membercookie" cookie parameter before granting access to the personal messenger, which could be exploited by malicious people to gain unauthorized access to arbitrary messages.
Affected Products
DeluxeBB version 1.08 and prior
Solution
This vulnerability has been fixed in an updated 1.08 version :
http://www.deluxebb.com/main.php?content=downloads
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3188
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Attila Gerendi
ChangeLog
2006-08-08 : Initial release
2006-08-18 : Updated Solution
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