CVE-2008-6743 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges by manipulating the verified cookie to access protected scripts directly.
- 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-2008-6743?
CVE-2008-6743 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
RSMScript 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges by setting the verified cookie to an arbitrary value and performing a direct request to (1) delete.php, (2) edit-submit.php, (3) edit.php, (4) submit.php, and (5) update.php, which bypasses the security check that is performed by verify.php.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6743?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Shock-Therapy Rsmscript.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6743?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6743 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-2008-6743 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6743 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6fp7-5j5p-8w56.