CVE-2008-2003 Missing authorization in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code by accessing unprotected executables in the web root.

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-2008-2003?

CVE-2008-2003 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BadBlue 2.72 Personal Edition stores multiple programs in the web document root with insufficient access control, which allows remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service via multiple invocations of uninst.exe, and have an unknown impact via (2) badblue.exe and (3) dyndns.exe. NOTE: this can be leveraged for arbitrary remote code execution in conjunction with CVE-2007-6378.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2003?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Badblue Badblue.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2003?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2008-2003 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2003 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pfc4-99pq-48xf.

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