CVE-2005-4458
N/A
Published: December 21, 2005 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMetadot Portal Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/1012.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/287Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/420002/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3030Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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