CVE-2008-6790 Privilege escalation in n/a
Remote attackers can gain administrative privileges by modifying the username parameter in the admin module of MindDezign Photo Gallery.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6790?
CVE-2008-6790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 May 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The admin module in MindDezign Photo Gallery 2.2 allows remote attackers to add administrative users and gain privileges via a modified username parameter in an edit account action to index.php.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6790?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Minddezign Photo Gallery.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6790?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6790 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6790 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4m2r-f2c6-44g4.