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CVE-2007-29851 exploit

Pheap 2.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by setting a pheap_login cookie value to the administrator's username, which can…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
10.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.2%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Pheap 2.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by setting a pheap_login cookie value to the administrator's username, which can be used to (1) obtain sensitive information, including the administrator password, via settings.php or (2) upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via an update_doc action in edit.php.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-4006 Pheap 2.0 - Authentication Bypass / Remote Code Execution · webapps · 2007-05-29

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • osvdb.org /36737 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/4006 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/25460 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/34592 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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