CVE-2008-1971

Description

phShoutBox Final 1.5 and earlier only checks passwords when specified in $_POST, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by setting the (1) phadmin cookie to admin.php, or (2) in 1.4 and earlier, the ssbadmin cookie to shoutadmin.php.

Affected Platforms

Weakness Type

CWE-287

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/29892
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28856
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41901
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5467
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29892
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28856