CVE-2008-4622 (GCVE-0-2008-4622)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-21 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:24
VLAI
Summary
The isLoggedIn function in fastnews-code.php in phpFastNews 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the fn-loggedin cookie to 1.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6779 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31811 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2867 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/32334 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4452 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Date Public
2008-10-18 00:00
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