CVE-2008-5219 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication to change the admin password in VideoScript, leading to full administrative account takeover.
- 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-2008-5219?
CVE-2008-5219 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Nov 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The password change feature (admin/cp.php) in VideoScript 4.0.1.50 and earlier does not check for administrative authentication and does not require knowledge of the original password, which allows remote attackers to change the admin account password via modified npass and npass1 parameters.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5219?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Videoscript Videoscript.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5219?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5219 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-2008-5219 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5219 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjc6-xp69-qvq2.