CWE Code: 287
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.5
CWE Name:  Improper Authentication
Summary: cre loaded before 6.2.14, and possibly other versions before 6.3.x, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges via a request with (1) login.php or (2) password_forgotten.php appended as the path_info, which bypasses a check that uses php_self, which is not properly handled by (a) includes/application_top.php and (b) admin/includes/application_top.php, as exploited in the wild in 2009.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2011-06-08
Last Modified Date: 2012-04-27