CVE-2008-3763 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published 21 Aug 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can achieve code execution by overwriting variables in PHP Live Helper when register_globals is enabled.

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-2008-3763?

CVE-2008-3763 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Variable overwrite vulnerability in libsecure.php in Turnkey PHP Live Helper 2.0.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary variables related to the db config file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code injection by overwriting the language file.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3763?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Turnkeywebtools Php Live Helper.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3763?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3763 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2008-3763 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-3763 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f388-3r3g-88j3.