FKIE_CVE-2009-2945

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-09-15 22:30 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/36640Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://webauth.stanford.edu/security/2009-09-10.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/36640Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://webauth.stanford.edu/security/2009-09-10.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
stanford webauth 3.5.5
stanford webauth 3.6.0
stanford webauth 3.6.1
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      "value": "weblogin/login.fcgi (alias el script de conexi\u00f3n WebLogin) en WebAuth de la Universidad de Stanford v3.5.5, v3.6.0 y v3.6.1 coloca contrase\u00f1as en en las URL en determinadas circunstancias que implique una conversi\u00f3n de una solicitud POST a una petici\u00f3n GET, lo cual permite a atacantes dependiendo del contexto descubrir contrase\u00f1as mediante la lectura de (1) registros de acceso al servidor web, (2) registros Referer del servidor web, o (3) el historial del navegador."
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  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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