# CVE-2008-7046: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass authentication to create new polls in AJ Square Free Polling Script by accessing a specific admin script directly.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Aug 2009
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fj83-j657-qpv5

## What is CVE-2008-7046?

CVE-2008-7046 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

AJ Square Free Polling Script (AJPoll) allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and create new polls via a direct request to admin/include/newpoll.php, a different vector than CVE-2008-7045. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-7046?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ajsquare Free Polling Script.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-7046?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-7046 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-7046 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-7046 exists.

Public exploit code:

- AJSquare Free Polling Script - 'DB' Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-7044](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7044/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-7045](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7045/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-7046 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-7046 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 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-2008-7046 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-2008-7046/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-7046/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-7046
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-7046
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-7046

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