CVE-2008-6717 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers can access administrative scripts without authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized data modification or privilege escalation.
- 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-2008-6717?
CVE-2008-6717 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
U&M Software Signup 1.0 and 1.1 does not require administrative authentication for all scripts in the admin/ directory, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a direct request to (1) adminstart.php, (2) admineventtype.php, (3) admineventdetails.php, (4) admineventlist.php, (5) adminuserslist.php, (6) adminleaderslist.php, (7) admindatabase.php, and possibly (8) index.php.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6717?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uochm Signup.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6717?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6717 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2008-6717 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6717 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4ff-ggc6-2r9x.