CVE-2003-1245

Mambo 4.0.12 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Session ID Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-1245. PoCs published by Simen Bergo.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in Mambo Site Server by manipulating cookie-based session IDs. It retrieves a session cookie from the logout page, MD5-hashes it, and uses it to gain administrative access.

Description

index2.php in Mambo 4.0.12 allows remote attackers to gain administrator access via a URL request where session_id is set to the MD5 hash of a session cookie.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Simen Bergo · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22281

This exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in Mambo Site Server by manipulating cookie-based session IDs. It retrieves a session cookie from the logout page, MD5-hashes it, and uses it to gain administrative access.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Mambo Site Server 4.0.12 RC2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target's logout page to retrieve a session cookie
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11398
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-02/0302.html
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6926

Scores

EPSS 0.0414
EPSS Percentile 89.5%

Details

Status published
Published Dec 31, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026