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7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2008-6714
XeCMS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

admin.php in xeCMS 1.0.0 RC2 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access the admin panel by setting the xecms_username cookie.

INFO

Published Date :

April 10, 2009, 10 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-6714 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Xecms_project xecms
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2008-6714 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-6714.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29740 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43114 VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5818 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29740 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43114 VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5818 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-6714 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-6714 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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abhav/nvd_scrapper

Scrapper for https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/data-feeds

Python

Updated: 2 years, 2 months ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 7, 2020, 1:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 23 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-6714 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-6714 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29740
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43114
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5818
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29740 Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29740 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43114 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43114 VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5818 No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5818 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CPE Configuration AND *cpe:2.3:a:xecms:xecms:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:xecms:xecms:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:xecms:xecms:*:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.0.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xecms_project:xecms:1.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:xecms_project:xecms:1.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5818 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5818 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43114 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43114 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.28 }} -2.61%

score

0.86034

percentile