CVE-2008-7188 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.3% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
ClipShare 2.6 does not properly restrict access to certain functionality, which allows remote attackers to change the profile of arbitrary users via a modified uid variable to siteadmin/useredit.php. NOTE: this can be used to recover the password of the user by using the modified e-mail address in the email parameter to recoverpass.php.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.3% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-09-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| clip-share | clipshare |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ClipShare 2.6 - Remote User Password Change | 2008-01-05 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28313
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27148
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39494
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4837
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28313
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27148
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39494
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4837
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