CVE-2008-4708 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
BbZL.PhP 0.92 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the phorum_admin_session cookie to 1.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.77% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sylvain pasquet | bbzl.php |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | BbZL.php 0.92 - Insecure Cookie Handling | 2008-09-28 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4495
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31462
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45498
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6621
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4495
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31462
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45498
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6621
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