CVE-2018-10362

An issue was discovered in phpLiteAdmin 1.9.5 through 1.9.7.1. Due to loose comparison with '==' instead of '===' in classes/Authorization.php for the user-provided login password, it is possible to login with a simpler password if the password has the form of a power in scientific notation (like '2e2' for '200' or '0e1234' for '0'). This is possible because, in the loose comparison case, PHP interprets the string as a number in scientific notation, and thus converts it to a number. After that, the comparison with '==' casts the user input (e.g., the string '200' or '0') to a number, too. Hence the attacker can login with just a '0' or a simple number he has to brute force. Strong comparison with '===' prevents the cast into numbers.
References
Link Resource
http://k3research.outerhaven.de/posts/small-mistakes-lead-to-big-problems.html Technical Description Third Party Advisory URL Repurposed
https://github.com/phpLiteAdmin/pla/issues/11 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:phpliteadmin:phpliteadmin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Feb 2024, 01:17

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References () http://k3research.outerhaven.de/posts/small-mistakes-lead-to-big-problems.html - Technical Description, Third Party Advisory () http://k3research.outerhaven.de/posts/small-mistakes-lead-to-big-problems.html - Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, URL Repurposed

Information

Published : 2018-04-25 05:29

Updated : 2024-02-14 01:17


NVD link : CVE-2018-10362

Mitre link : CVE-2018-10362

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-10362


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Products Affected

phpliteadmin

  • phpliteadmin
CWE
CWE-287

Improper Authentication