CVE-2008-6804 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication and gain administrative access by manipulating specific cookies in Tribiq CMS.

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-2008-6804?

CVE-2008-6804 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 May 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Tribiq CMS 5.0.9a beta allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the COOKIE_LAST_ADMIN_USER and COOKIE_LAST_ADMIN_LANG cookies. NOTE: a third party reports that the vendor disputes the existence of this issue

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6804?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tribiq Tribiq Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6804?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6804 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-2008-6804 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6804 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wwhw-v77g-vr64.

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