CVE-2008-6743 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
RSMScript 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges by setting the verified cookie to an arbitrary value and performing a direct request to (1) delete.php, (2) edit-submit.php, (3) edit.php, (4) submit.php, and (5) update.php, which bypasses the security check that is performed by verify.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.59% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-04-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| shock-therapy | rsmscript |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | RSMScript 1.21 - Cross-Site Scripting / Insecure Cookie Handling | 2008-12-17 |
References
- http://osvdb.org/50802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33150
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32886
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47451
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7497
- http://osvdb.org/50802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33150
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32886
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47451
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7497
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