CVE-2017-17097 - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

gps-server.net GPS Tracking Software (self hosted) 2.x has a password reset procedure that immediately resets passwords upon an unauthenticated request, and then sends e-mail with a predictable (date-based) password to the admin, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by predicting this new password. This is related to the use of gmdate for password creation in fn_connect.php.

gps-server.net GPS Tracking Software (self hosted) 2.x has a password reset procedure that immediately resets passwords upon an unauthenticated request, and then sends e-mail with a predictable (date-based) password to the admin, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by predicting this new password. This is related to the use of gmdate for password creation in fn_connect.php.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Demo Examples

Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

CWE-640

A famous example of this type of weakness being exploited is the eBay attack. eBay always displays the user id of the highest bidder. In the final minutes of the auction, one of the bidders could try to log in as the highest bidder three times. After three incorrect log in attempts, eBay password throttling would kick in and lock out the highest bidder's account for some time. An attacker could then make their own bid and their victim would not have a chance to place the counter bid because they would be locked out. Thus an attacker could win the auction.

Overview

Type

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software

First reported 7 years ago

2018-01-02 15:29:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2018-01-18 23:25:00

Affected Software

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.1.1

2.1.1

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.1.2

2.1.2

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.1.3

2.1.3

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.1.4

2.1.4

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.1.5

2.1.5

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.1.6

2.1.6

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.1.7

2.1.7

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.1.8

2.1.8

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.1.9

2.1.9

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.2

2.2

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.2.1

2.2.1

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.2.2

2.2.2

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.2.5

2.2.5

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.2.7

2.2.7

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.3

2.3

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.3.2

2.3.2

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.3.5

2.3.5

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.4

2.4

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.4.5

2.4.5

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.5

2.5

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.5.5

2.5.5

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.5.7

2.5.7

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.5.8

2.5.8

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.5.9

2.5.9

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.6

2.6

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.7

2.7

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.8

2.8

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.8.5

2.8.5

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.9

2.9

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.9.1

2.9.1

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.9.2

2.9.2

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.9.5

2.9.5

GPS-Server GPS Tracking Software 2.9.6

2.9.6

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