CVE-2004-0261 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenJournal versions 2.0 through 2.0.5. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the control panel by manipulating the 'uid' parameter in oj.cgi. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a severe risk with network-based exploitation, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among potential attackers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openjournal:openjournal:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0_1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openjournal:openjournal:2.0_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0_2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openjournal:openjournal:2.0_2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0_3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openjournal:openjournal:2.0_3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0_4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openjournal:openjournal:2.0_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.