CVE-2008-6664 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges in SH-News by setting specific cookie values.
- 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-2008-6664?
CVE-2008-6664 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
action.php in SH-News 3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by setting the shuser and shpass cookies to non-zero values.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6664?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yarck Sh-News.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6664?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6664 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-2008-6664 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6664 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-896r-2cff-955p.