CVE-2008-2524 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication and post messages or comments as arbitrary users by modifying a cookie field in BlogPHP.

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-2008-2524?

CVE-2008-2524 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BlogPHP 2.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and post (1) messages or (2) comments as an arbitrary user, via a modified blogphp_username field in a cookie.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2524?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Blogphp Blogphp.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2524?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2524 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-2008-2524 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2524 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6qhp-jhx6-4vrq.

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