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TITLE:
IBM WebSphere Host On-Demand Authentication Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA22652

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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
IBM WebSphere Host On-Demand
http://secunia.com/product/5268/

DESCRIPTION:
David Ferguson has reported a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Host
On-Demand, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass
certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the authentication
handling. This can be exploited to bypass authentication and access
certain administration pages (e.g. "Services", "Redirector Service",
"Directory Service", and "OS/400 Proxy Server") by manipulating the
"pnl" parameter in the URL.

NOTE: The "Users/Groups" and "Licenses" pages can not be accessed.

The vulnerability is reported in versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0.
Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to the administrative interface.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
David Ferguson

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