# CVE-2008-6966: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication and access admin functions by directly requesting a specific PHP file due to missing exit statements.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2hfp-4vj3-r4j4

## What is CVE-2008-6966?

CVE-2008-6966 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

AJ Square AJ Auction Pro Platinum Skin #1 sends a redirect but does not exit when it is called directly, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a direct request to admin/user.php.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6966?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Aj Square Aj Auction.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-6966?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-6966 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6966 exists.

Public exploit code:

- AJ Auction - Authentication Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6965](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6965/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-6414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6414/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-6003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6003/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-5212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5212/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-2860](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2860/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-6966 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-6966 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6966 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-2008-6966/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6966/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-6966
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6966
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-6966

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