CVE-2008-4622 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.1% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The isLoggedIn function in fastnews-code.php in phpFastNews 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the fn-loggedin cookie to 1.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.1% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpfastnews | phpfastnews |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | phpFastNews 1.0.0 - Insecure Cookie Handling | 2008-10-18 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32334
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4452
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31811
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2867
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45977
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6779
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32334
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4452
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31811
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2867
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45977
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6779
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