CVE-2008-5738 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative access by manipulating a specific cookie in Nodstrum MySQL Calendar.
- 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-2008-5738?
CVE-2008-5738 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nodstrum MySQL Calendar 1.1 and 1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the nodstrumCalendarV2 cookie to 1. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5738?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nodstrum Mysql Calendar.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5738 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-2008-5738 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5738 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gmv7-cm23-wj83.