# CVE-2018-7739: antsle antman before 0.9.1a allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via invalid characters in the username and password parameters,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2018-03-06 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

antsle antman before 0.9.1a allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via invalid characters in the username and password parameters, as demonstrated by a username=>&password=%0a string to the /login URI. This allows obtaining root permissions within the web management console, because the login process uses Java's ProcessBuilder class and a bash script called antsle-auth with insufficient input validation.

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44262/
- http://blog.codecatoctin.com/2018/02/antman-authentication-bypass.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44220/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44220
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44262

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