# CVE-2008-6905: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Authenticated users can trick administrators into performing unauthorized actions like deleting categories or banning users via CSRF.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q5pc-8xh3-x6j4

## What is CVE-2008-6905?

CVE-2008-6905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in index.php in BabbleBoard 1.1.6 allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that delete (1) categories or (2) groups; (3) ban users; or (4) delete users via the admin page.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6905?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Babbleboard Babbleboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-6905?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6905 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-6905 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6905 exists.

Public exploit code:

- BabbleBoard 1.1.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery/Cookie Grabber (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6906](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6906/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-6905 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-6905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6905 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6905/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6905/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6905
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6905
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-6905

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6905/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.