CVE-2008-2044 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

includes/library.php in netOffice Dwins 1.3 p2 compares the demoSession variable to the 'true' string literal instead of the true boolean literal, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code by setting this variable to 1, as demonstrated by uploading a PHP script via an add action to projects_site/uploadfile.php.

Published: 2008-05-01

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 12.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:netoffice:dwins:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12105.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://netofficedwins.sourceforge.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=47
http://secunia.com/advisories/29193
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3845
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=814851
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488958
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491542/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28051

History

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Subscriptions

Netoffice Dwins

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-05-01T17:20:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:56.920Z

Reserved: 2008-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2044

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-01T19:05:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2044

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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