Auth bypass in Shock-Therapy Rsmscript
CVE-2008-6743
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Shock-Therapy Rsmscript — versions 1.21
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47451 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/50802 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32886 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7497 (exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/33150 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-6743?
- CVE-2008-6743 is a vulnerability in Shock-Therapy Rsmscript, classified under Improper Authentication. Published 2009-04-22.
- Is CVE-2008-6743 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.