PT-2008-5932 · Phpjabbers · Php Jabbers Post Comment

Crackers_Child · Published 2008-10-23 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-4721

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PHP Jabbers Post Comment version 3.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access. This is achieved by setting the PostCommentsAdmin cookie to "logged".

Recommendations For PHP Jabbers Post Comment version 3.0, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to administrative functions until a patch is available. Avoid relying solely on the PostCommentsAdmin cookie for authentication.

Exploit

Fix

Information Disclosure

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4721

Affected Products

Php Jabbers Post Comment

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/6625 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4721 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27991 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4502 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45503 · Note