[VIM] PROMS issues - partial clarity in the changelog

security curmudgeon jericho at attrition.org
Wed May 25 01:34:04 EDT 2005


: > Also historically, I dug out two more entries:
: >
: > 16713  	PROMS Unauthorized Action Link Disclosure  	Aug 28, 2003
: 
: This is probably the following  from Thu Aug 28 20:11:06 CEST 2003:
: 
:   * Security: Action links are now only shown if the user is authorized to
:     perform the actions.
: 
: > 16712 	PROMS Unspecified SESSION ID Privilege Escalation 	Aug 10, 2003
: 
: Sun Aug 10 16:00:17 CEST 2003:
: 
:   * Fixed serious security bug due to non-usage of $_SESSION[].
: 
: ... whatever THAT means, I'm not versed in all the subtleties of PHP.

Yep, those were the two changelog entries that prompted the osvdb entries. 
The second one I have seen in other changelogs, most of which call it a 
serious security issue (or critical, or major..). 


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