CVE-2008-3428 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 31 Jul 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Authenticated attackers can hijack victim sessions by manipulating session identifiers, leading to account takeover in phpFreeChat.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2008-3428?

CVE-2008-3428 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Session fixation vulnerability in phpFreeChat 1.1 allows remote authenticated users to hijack web sessions by setting the session_id parameter to match the victim's nickid parameter.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3428?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phpfreechat Phpfreechat.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3428?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3428 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-2008-3428 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3428 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5f64-wwgv-qhfq.