Auth bypass in Atutor
CVE-2014-9753
confirm.php in ATutor 2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain access as an existing user via the auto_login parameter.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2015-06 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/536835/100/0/threaded (Broken Link)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/11 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- update.atutor.ca/patch/2_2/2_2-6/patch.xml (Broken Link)
- github.com/atutor/ATutor/commit/950a0299954e69b8742cc1f1a632f564435d4d7d (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-9753?
- CVE-2014-9753 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Atutor, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2014-9753?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-9753 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.