Zero-day vulnerability in SPIP

Improper access control
CVE-2009-3041

The vulnerability was reported by vendor after successful compromise of vendor's website. The attackers hacked the website and were spreading malware.

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2009080601 - Improper access control in SPIP

Vulnerable component: SPIP

CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3041

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper access control related to installations and backups. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security control and compromise vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in access to the vulnerable system.

Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Public Exploits:

- SPIP < 2.0.9 - Arbitrary Copy All Passwords to XML File Remote Exploit [Exploit-DB]

External links:

http://contrib.spip.net/SPIP-Security-Alert-new-version

About zero-day vulnerabilities

Zero-day vulnerability is an undisclosed vulnerability in software that hackers can exploit to compromise computer programs, gain unauthorized access to sensitive data, penetrate networks, etc. We consider vulnerability a zero-day when there is no solution provided from software vendor and the vulnerability is being actively exploited by malicious actors.

Zero-day candidate is a potential zero-day vulnerability in software which might have been used in targeted attacks, however there is no evidence to support this suggestion.