CVE-2008-5964 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can hijack web sessions in ImpressCMS by setting the PHPSESSID parameter, leading to account takeover.
- 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-2008-5964?
CVE-2008-5964 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2009. 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
Session fixation vulnerability in Social ImpressCMS before 1.1.1 RC1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5964?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Impresscms Impresscms.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5964?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5964 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-2008-5964 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5964 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2008-3453 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in ImpressCMS 1.0 have unknown impact and attack vectors, related to modules/admin.php and "a few files
- CVE-2021-26599 SQL Injection in ImpressCMS
- CVE-2021-26600 Type Confusion in ImpressCMS
- CVE-2022-24977 Path Traversal in ImpressCMS
- CVE-2022-50912 ImpressCMS 1.4.4 - Unrestricted File Upload
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m667-v5hg-wmvc.