PT-2009-2268 · Flashchat · Flashchat

Ch0P83 · Published 2009-05-07 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2008-6799

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: FlashChat version 5.0.8

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to bypass the role filter mechanism and gain administrative privileges. This is achieved by setting the s parameter to "7" in connection.php.

Recommendations: For FlashChat version 5.0.8, consider restricting access to the connection.php file or validating the s parameter to prevent unauthorized privilege escalation. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the s parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-6799

Affected Products

Flashchat

References · 8

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/31800 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/32494 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0810-exploits/flashchat-bypass.txt · Exploit
• 🔥 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122425865430237&w=2 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32350 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6799 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/49337 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45974 · Note