CVE-2008-5040 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Graphiks MyForum 1.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the (1) myforum_login and (2) myforum_pass cookies to 1.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.56% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| graphiks | myforum |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MyForum 1.3 - Insecure Cookie Handling | 2008-10-28 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4577
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31955
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46157
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6857
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4577
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31955
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46157
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6857
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