# CVE-2008-1866: Missing authorization in n/a

> Authenticated users can upload and execute arbitrary PHP scripts due to missing admin authentication checks in the configuration module.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j5c8-2583-mcmc

## What is CVE-2008-1866?

CVE-2008-1866 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Apr 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

admin/modif_config.php in Blog Pixel Motion (aka PixelMotion) does not require admin authentication, which allows remote authenticated users to upload arbitrary PHP scripts in a ZIP archive, which is written to templateZip/ and then automatically extracted under templates/ for execution via a direct request.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1866?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pixel Motion Pixel Motion Blog.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1866?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1866 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-1866 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1866 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Blog PixelMotion - 'sauvBase.php' Arbitrary Database Backup (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-1867](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1867/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-1868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1868/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5085/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-1426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1426/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5086/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1866 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1866 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Apr 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1866 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1866/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1866/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1866
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1866
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1866

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