CVE-2009-2945

weblogin/login.fcgi (aka the WebLogin login script) in Stanford University WebAuth 3.5.5, 3.6.0, and 3.6.1 places passwords in URLs in certain circumstances involving conversion of a POST request to a GET request, which allows context-dependent attackers to discover passwords by reading (1) web-server access logs, (2) web-server Referer logs, or (3) the browser history.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/36640	Vendor Advisory
http://webauth.stanford.edu/security/2009-09-10.html	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36640	Vendor Advisory
http://webauth.stanford.edu/security/2009-09-10.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:stanford:webauth:3.5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:stanford:webauth:3.6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:stanford:webauth:3.6.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2009-09-15 22:30

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2009-2945

Mitre link : CVE-2009-2945

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-2945

JSON object : View

Products Affected

stanford

webauth

CWE

CWE-255

Credentials Management Errors

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