CVE-2008-1971 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.2% (pctl 82)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.21% — more likely to be exploited than 82% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-04-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phphq | phshoutbox final |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PhShoutBox 1.5 - Insecure Cookie Handling | 2008-04-18 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29892
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28856
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41901
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5467
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29892
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28856
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41901
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5467
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD