CVE-2008-4721 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
PHP Jabbers Post Comment 3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the PostCommentsAdmin cookie to "logged."
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-200 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php jabbers | post comment |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Post Comments 3.0 - Insecure Cookie Handling | 2008-09-29 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27991
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4502
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45503
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6625
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27991
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4502
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45503
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6625
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