CVE-2008-5873 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative access by crafting a specific session cookie in SACphp.
- 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-2008-5873?
CVE-2008-5873 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Yerba SACphp 6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access via a galleta[sesion] cookie that has a value beginning with 1:1: followed by a username.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5873?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yerba Yerba.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5873 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-2008-5873 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5873 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g7wv-p3vg-qr6m.