CVE-2008-0893

Description

Red Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does not properly restrict access to CGI scripts, which allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.42% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00386.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41843 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019857 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28802 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0201.html patch vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00380.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29761 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=437320
http://secunia.com/advisories/29826 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0893?
CVE-2008-0893 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0893?
To fix CVE-2008-0893, 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-2008-0893 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0893 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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