CVE-2008-5670 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack sessions and change user passwords without providing the old password, leading to account takeover.
- 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-2008-5670?
CVE-2008-5670 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 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
Textpattern (aka Txp CMS) 4.0.5 does not ask for the old password during a password reset, which makes it easier for remote attackers to change a password after hijacking a session.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5670?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Textpattern Textpattern.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5670?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5670 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-2008-5670 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5670 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rr2v-7hf7-65mj.