7.5high
CVE-2008-19711 exploit
phShoutBox Final 1.5 and earlier only checks passwords when specified in $_POST, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by settin…
Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
phShoutBox Final 1.5 and earlier only checks passwords when specified in $_POST, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by setting the (1) phadmin cookie to admin.php, or (2) in 1.4 and earlier, the ssbadmin cookie to shoutadmin.php.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-5467 PhShoutBox 1.5 - Insecure Cookie Handling · webapps · 2008-04-18
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/41901 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/5467 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/28856 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/29892 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-1971
- NVD: CVE-2008-1971
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