# CVE-2008-3375: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative access by manipulating serialized data in the JMU_Cookie cookie.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jul 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hx7f-9jfv-xvrf

## What is CVE-2008-3375?

CVE-2008-3375 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The jrCookie function in includes/jamroom-misc.inc.php in JamRoom before 3.4.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access via a boolean value within serialized data in a JMU_Cookie cookie.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3375?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jamroom Jamroom.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-3375?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3375 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-3375 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3375 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Jamroom 3.3.8 - Cookie Authentication Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-3376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3376/): Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in JamRoom before 3.4.0 have unknown impact and attack vectors. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-2886](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2886/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2008-2883](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2883/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-1318](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1318/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2012-6705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-6705/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-3375 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-3375 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jul 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3375 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-2008-3375/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3375/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3375
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3375
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-3375

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3375/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.