GeniXCMS denial of service (account blockage)
Impact
GeniXCMS before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (account blockage) by leveraging the mishandling of certain username substring relationships, such as the admin username versus the admin username, related to register.php, User.class.php, and Type.class.php.
Source excerpt · OSVAffected packages
Start with the recorded fix for your release branch. Check your installed version and test compatibility before upgrading. Fixing this advisory does not rule out other vulnerabilities in the release.
| Affected range | Recorded fix |
|---|---|
| Earlier releases before 1.1.0Ecosystem versions | 1.1.0 |
Version evidence: OSV · GHSA-2m9r-pm7q-wr6f
View original version evidence (1 explicit versions)
Original source description
GeniXCMS before 1.1.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (account blockage) by leveraging the mishandling of certain username substring relationships, such as the admin<script> username versus the admin username, related to register.php, User.class.php, and Type.class.php.
References
- Security advisory nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14231
- Source reference github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/issues/78
- Patch github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/commit/e0ad60b2bb967fa3f63c35b92afe84c5f3b31009
- Source reference github.com/GeniXCMS/GeniXCMS
- Release notes github.com/semplon/GeniXCMS/releases/tag/v1.1.0