CVE-2008-2018 Information disclosure in n/a
Authenticated users can extract sensitive data like admin passwords via unsafe macro expansion in comments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-2018?
CVE-2008-2018 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Apr 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AssignUser function in template.class.php in PHPizabi 0.848b C1 HFP3 performs unsafe macro expansions on strings delimited by '{' and '}' characters, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via a comment containing a macro, as demonstrated by a "{user.password}" comment in the profile of the admin user.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2018?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phpizabi Phpizabi.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2018?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2018 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-2018 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2018 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q3v4-8f88-pc47.