Authenticated privilege escalation via trusted cookie flags
Published Jun 9, 2022 · Updated Apr 15, 2025
Privilege escalation in Webyog MONyog Ultimate 6.63 allows remote authenticated users to gain administrative access via forged cookies. The cookie handler trusts client-controlled HasServerEdit and IsAdmin values, allowing either flag to be changed from 0 to 1. A valid normal-user session is required; successful tampering opens administrative functions, including role creation and access to stored setup passwords.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Webyog MONyog Ultimate 6.63 allows remote authenticated users to gain administrative access via forged cookies. The cookie handler trusts client-controlled HasServerEdit and IsAdmin values, allowing either flag to be changed from 0 to 1. A valid normal-user session is required; successful tampering opens administrative functions, including role creation and access to stored setup passwords.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2016-15002
- Published
- Jun 9, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Vendor
- Webyog
- Product
- MONyog Ultimate
- Classifications
- CWE-269, CWE-565, T1068
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=6.63
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Cookie Tampering of MONyogproof of concept · demonstrated
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