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CVE-2008-6523 (GCVE-0-2008-6523)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-25 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:34
VLAI
Summary
auth.php in openInvoice 0.90 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the oiauth cookie. NOTE: this can be leveraged with a separate vulnerability in resetpass.php to modify passwords for arbitrary users.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5466 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28854 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2008-04-18 00:00
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