Auth bypass in Zenas Pao-Bacheca Guestbook

CVE-2009-3421

login.php in Zenas PaoBacheca Guestbook 2.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the login_ok parameter to 1.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.050 (91.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2009-3421: held from 0.050 to 0.050.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.050 · newest: 0.050 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-3421?
CVE-2009-3421 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zenas Pao-Bacheca Guestbook, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2009-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2009-3421?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.