CVE-2008-0245 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can gain administrator privileges by bypassing password checks in the admin interface, allowing full control of the application.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-0245?

CVE-2008-0245 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

admin.php in UploadImage 1.0 does not check for the original password before making a change to a new password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via the pass parameter in a nopass (Set Password) action.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0245?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Uploadscript Uploadimage, Uploadscript Uploadscript.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0245?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0245 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2008-0245 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0245 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5m25-6r69-wf79.

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