Reported: 02 April 2007
Occurred: 11 January 2007

Classifications:

• Attack Method: Credential/Session Prediction
• Country: USA
• Outcome: Loss of Sales
• Vertical: Technology

A priority code, used to get free platinum pass to MacWorld Expo, was validated on the client and enabled anyone get the pass for free. While "grutz" informed the organizers about it, when going over their log files they found out that others abused the vulnerability without letting anyone know about it.

References:

• Macworld crack offers VIP passes, hacker says
  News Story, CNet, 12 January 2007
• Your Free MacWorld Expo Platinum Pass (valued at $1,695)
  Advisory, Grutz, 11 January 2007

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Select an Incident:

1999: 1999-1

2000: , 2000-1, 2000-2, 2000-3, 2000-4, 2000-5, 2000-6

2001: 2001-1, 2001-2, 2001-3, 2001-4, 2001-5, 2001-6

2002: 2002-1, 2002-2, 2002-3, 2002-4

2003: 2003-1, 2003-2, 2003-3, 2003-4, 2003-5, 2003-6, 2003-7, 2003-8, 2003-9

2004: 2004-1, 2004-10, 2004-11, 2004-12, 2004-13, 2004-14, 2004-15, 2004-16, 2004-17, 2004-18, 2004-2, 2004-3, 2004-4, 2004-5, 2004-6, 2004-7, 2004-8, 2004-9

2005: 2005-1, 2005-10, 2005-11, 2005-12, 2005-13, 2005-14, 2005-15, 2005-16, 2005-17, 2005-18, 2005-19, 2005-2, 2005-20, 2005-21, 2005-22, 2005-23, 2005-24, 2005-25, 2005-26, 2005-27, 2005-28, 2005-29, 2005-3, 2005-30, 2005-31, 2005-32, 2005-33, 2005-34, 2005-35, 2005-36, 2005-37, 2005-38, 2005-39, 2005-4, 2005-40, 2005-41, 2005-42, 2005-43, 2005-44, 2005-45, 2005-46, 2005-47, 2005-48, 2005-49, 2005-5, 2005-50, 2005-51, 2005-52, 2005-53, 2005-54, 2005-55, 2005-56, 2005-57, 2005-58, 2005-59, 2005-6, 2005-60, 2005-61, 2005-62, 2005-63, 2005-64, 2005-65, 2005-7, 2005-8, 2005-9, 2007-18

2006: 2006-1, 2006-10, 2006-11, 2006-12, 2006-13, 2006-14, 2006-15, 2006-16, 2006-17, 2006-18, 2006-19, 2006-2, 2006-20, 2006-21, 2006-22, 2006-23, 2006-24, 2006-25, 2006-26, 2006-27, 2006-28, 2006-29, 2006-3, 2006-30, 2006-31, 2006-32, 2006-33, 2006-34, 2006-35, 2006-36, 2006-37, 2006-38, 2006-39, 2006-4, 2006-40, 2006-41, 2006-42, 2006-43, 2006-45, 2006-46, 2006-47, 2006-5, 2006-6, 2006-7, 2006-8, 2006-9

2007: , 2007-01, 2007-02, 2007-03, 2007-04, 2007-05, 2007-06, 2007-07, 2007-08, 2007-09, 2007-10, 2007-11, 2007-12, 2007-13, 2007-14, 2007-15, 2007-16, 2007-17, 2007-19, 2007-20, 2007-21, 2007-22, 2007-23, 2007-24, 2007-25, 2007-26, 2007-27, 2007-28, 2007-29, 2007-30, 2007-31, 2007-32, 2007-33, 2007-34, 2007-35, 2007-36, 2007-37, 2007-38, 2007-39, 2007-40, 2007-41, 2007-42, 2007-43, 2007-44, 2007-45, 2007-46, 2007-47, 2007-48, 2007-49, 2007-50, 2007-51, 2007-52, 2007-53, 2007-54, 2007-55, 2007-56, 2007-57, 2007-58, 2007-59, 2007-60, 2007-61, 2007-62, 2007-63, 2007-64, 2007-65, 2007-66, 2007-67, 2007-69, 2007-70, 2007-71, 2007-72, 2007-73, 2007-74, 2007-75, 2007-76, 2007-77, 2007-78, 2007-79, 2007-80, 2007-81, 2007-82, 2007-83, 2007-84, 2007-85, 2007-86

2008: , 2008-01, 2008-02, 2008-03, 2008-04, 2008-05, 2008-06, 2008-07, 2008-08, 2008-09, 2008-10, 2008-11, 2008-12

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