CVE-2008-2338

Public Exploit

Description

Interspire ActiveKB 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges by setting the auth cookie to true when accessing unspecified scripts in /admin.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.10% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30265 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020035 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5616 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42427 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29226 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2338?
CVE-2008-2338 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2338?
To fix CVE-2008-2338, 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-2008-2338 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2338 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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