Auth bypass in Phpabook Project
CVE-2020-8510
An issue was discovered in phpABook 0.9 Intermediate. On the login page, if one sets a userInfo cookie with the value of admin+1+en (user+perms+lang), one can login as any user without a password.
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: 0.012 (68.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Phpabook Project — versions 0.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sourceforge.net/p/phpabook/news/ (Third Party Advisory)
- 0xem.ma/cve/2020/01/31/CVE-2020-8510.html (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8510?
- CVE-2020-8510 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpabook Project, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8510?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.