CVE-2008-6844 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The registration view (/user/register) in eZ Publish 3.5.6 and earlier, and possibly other versions before 3.9.5, 3.10.1, and 4.0.1, allows remote attackers to gain privileges as other users via modified ContentObjectAttribute_data_user_login_30, ContentObjectAttribute_data_user_password_30, and other parameters.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.97% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-07-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ez | ez publish |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | EZ Publish < 3.9.5/3.10.1/4.0.1 - Privilege Escalation | 2008-12-10 |
References
- http://ez.no/developer/security/security_advisories/ez_publish_4_0/ezsa_2008_003_insufficient_form_handling_made_privilege_escalation_possible
- http://www.osvdb.org/52708
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32762
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47216
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7406
- http://ez.no/developer/security/security_advisories/ez_publish_4_0/ezsa_2008_003_insufficient_form_handling_made_privilege_escalation_possible
- http://www.osvdb.org/52708
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32762
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47216
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7406
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