CVE-2008-1971 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges by manipulating specific cookies in the phShoutBox plugin.
- 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-2008-1971?
CVE-2008-1971 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
phShoutBox Final 1.5 and earlier only checks passwords when specified in $_POST, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by setting the (1) phadmin cookie to admin.php, or (2) in 1.4 and earlier, the ssbadmin cookie to shoutadmin.php.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phphq Phshoutbox Final.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1971 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-2008-1971 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-1971 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2rjm-ghp4-p47r.