CVE-2008-5568 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Remote attackers can change the admin password via CSRF, leading to account takeover and privilege escalation in IPN Pro 3.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-5568?
CVE-2008-5568 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/settings.php in IPN Pro 3 1.44 and earlier allows remote attackers to change the admin password via a logout action in conjunction with the admin_id, newpass_1, and newpass_2 parameters.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5568?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ipn-Mate Ipn Pro 3.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5568?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-5568 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5568 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c4h4-2gr3-3mqx.