CVE-2008-6537 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 30 Mar 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can obtain the administrator password hash by exploiting a parameter handling flaw in the setup action.

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-2008-6537?

CVE-2008-6537 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

LightNEasy/lightneasy.php in LightNEasy No database version 1.2 allows remote attackers to obtain the hash of the administrator password via the setup "do" action to LightNEasy.php, which is cleared from $_GET but later accessed using $_REQUEST.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6537?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lightneasy Lightneasy.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6537?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6537 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2008-6537 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6537 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2vr9-3x9c-f2f7.