# CVE-2008-4215: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can bypass intended access restrictions in Mac OS X Server Weblog by exploiting an error condition with multiple short names.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Oct 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9jq6-xfgg-9267

## What is CVE-2008-4215?

CVE-2008-4215 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X Server, published on 10 Oct 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Weblog in Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 does not properly check an error condition when a weblog posting access control list is specified for a user that has multiple short names, which might allow attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4215?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Mac Os X Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-4215?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-4215 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X Server

- [CVE-2015-5911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5911/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4223/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-0510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0510/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2010-0522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0522/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2015-5722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5722/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-4215 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-4215 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X Server, published on 10 Oct 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Mac Os X Server. 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-2008-4215/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4215/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4215
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4215
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4215

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