The dcXmlRpc::setUser method in nc/core/class.dc.xmlrpc.php in Dotclear before 2.6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via an empty password in an XML-RPC request.
Weakness
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dotclear | Dotclear | * | 2.6.2 (including) |
| Dotclear | Dotclear | 2.6 (including) | 2.6 (including) |
| Dotclear | Dotclear | 2.6-rc (including) | 2.6-rc (including) |
| Dotclear | Dotclear | 2.6.1 (including) | 2.6.1 (including) |
| Dotclear | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Dotclear | Ubuntu | saucy | * |
| Dotclear | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Dotclear | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Dotclear | Ubuntu | utopic | * |
| Dotclear | Ubuntu | vivid | * |
| Dotclear | Ubuntu | wily | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/115.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/151.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/194.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/57.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/650.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
References
- http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2014/05/16/Dotclear-2.6.3
- http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2014-05
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126766/Dotclear-2.6.2-Authentication-Bypass.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/107
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58675
- http://dotclear.org/blog/post/2014/05/16/Dotclear-2.6.3
- http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2014-05
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126766/Dotclear-2.6.2-Authentication-Bypass.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/107
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58675