CVE-2008-6799 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
connection.php in FlashChat 5.0.8 allows remote attackers to bypass the role filter mechanism and gain administrative privileges by setting the s parameter to "7."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.83% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-05-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tufat | flashchat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FlashChat - 'connection.php' Role Filter Security Bypass | 2008-10-17 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122425865430237&w=2
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0810-exploits/flashchat-bypass.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32350
- http://www.osvdb.org/49337
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31800
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45974
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122425865430237&w=2
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0810-exploits/flashchat-bypass.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32350
- http://www.osvdb.org/49337
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31800
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45974
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