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CVE-2008-0169

Plugin/passwordauth.pm (aka the passwordauth plugin) in ikiwiki 1.34 through 2.47 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and log…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 76%
Public exploits
0
none known

Plugin/passwordauth.pm (aka the passwordauth plugin) in ikiwiki 1.34 through 2.47 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and login to any account for which an OpenID identity is configured and a password is not configured, by specifying an empty password during the login sequence.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.58% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

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

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/30468 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2008/1710 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • bugs.debian.org /cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=483770 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2008/05/31/3 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/42798 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • ikiwiki.info /news/version_2.48/index.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/29479 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • ikiwiki.info /security/#index33h2 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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