CVE-2008-6947 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published 12 Aug 2009 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can bypass authentication to create administrator accounts in Collabtive, leading to full system compromise.

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-2008-6947?

CVE-2008-6947 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Collabtive 0.4.8 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and create new users, including administrators, via unspecified vectors associated with the added mode in a users action to admin.php.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6947?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Collabtive Collabtive.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6947?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6947 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-2008-6947 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6947 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cr8x-x9w7-qwpf.