CVE-2005-4458

N/A Unknown
Published: December 21, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

Description

Group.pm in Metadot Portal Server 6.4.4 and earlier does not properly reset the $IS_OWNER, $IS_ADMIN, and $IS_MANAGER global variables when performing checks for special privileges, which allows users to gain administrator privileges by adding themselves to the SITE_MGR group.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/1012.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18137
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/287
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.metadot.com/metadot/index.pl?iid=2632
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/22014
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420002/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15975
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3030
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23847
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/1012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18137
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/287
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.metadot.com/metadot/index.pl?iid=2632
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/22014
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420002/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15975
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3030
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

metadot