CVE-2008-0169

Description

Plugin/passwordauth.pm (aka the passwordauth plugin) in ikiwiki 1.34 through 2.47 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and login to any account for which an OpenID identity is configured and a password is not configured, by specifying an empty password during the login sequence.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.47%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30468 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1710 vdb entry
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=483770
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/31/3 mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42798 vdb entry
http://ikiwiki.info/news/version_2.48/index.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29479 vdb entry
http://ikiwiki.info/security/#index33h2

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0169?
CVE-2008-0169 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0169?
To fix CVE-2008-0169, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-0169 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-0169 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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