CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-6714

Improper Authentication

Published: Apr 10, 2009 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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admin.php in xeCMS 1.0.0 RC2 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access the admin panel by setting the xecms_username cookie.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
XecmsXecms_project1.0.0-rc1 (including)1.0.0-rc1 (including)
XecmsXecms_project1.0.0-rc2 (including)1.0.0-rc2 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References