# CVE-2009-5076: CRE Loaded before 6.2.14, and possibly other versions before 6.3.x, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-06-08 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

CRE Loaded before 6.2.14, and possibly other versions before 6.3.x, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges via a request with (1) login.php or (2) password_forgotten.php appended as the PATH_INFO, which bypasses a check that uses PHP_SELF, which is not properly handled by (a) includes/application_top.php and (b) admin/includes/application_top.php, as exploited in the wild in 2009.

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## References

- http://hosting-4-creloaded.com/node/116
- https://www.creloaded.com/fdm_file_detail.php?file_id=191

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