CVE-2008-6957 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can reset arbitrary user passwords via crafted actions in Discuz! Board, leading to account takeover.
- 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-2008-6957?
CVE-2008-6957 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
member.php in Crossday Discuz! Board allows remote attackers to reset passwords of arbitrary users via crafted (1) lostpasswd and (2) getpasswd actions, possibly involving predictable generation of the id parameter.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6957?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Discuz Discuz\!.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6957?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6957 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-2008-6957 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6957 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-96x5-37gv-6jg4.