7.5high
CVE-2008-66641 exploit
action.php in SH-News 3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by setting the shuser and shpa…
Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.5%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
action.php in SH-News 3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by setting the shuser and shpass cookies to non-zero values.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-5829 SH-News 3.0 - Insecure Cookie Handling · webapps · 2008-06-15
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/43123 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/29725 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/5829 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
- shnews.de /change-log · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-6664
- NVD: CVE-2008-6664
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