CVE-2008-2139 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The rootpw plugin in rPath Appliance Platform Agent 2 and 3 does not re-validate requests from a browser with a valid administrator session, including requests to change the password, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to gain privileges and maintain control over the administrator account.

Published: 2008-05-12

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:rpath:appliance_platform_agent:2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:rpath:appliance_platform_agent:3:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2136	The rootpw plugin in rPath Appliance Platform Agent 2 and 3 does not re-validate requests from a browser with a valid administrator session, including requests to change the password, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to gain privileges and maintain control over the administrator account.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00097.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0148
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42393
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42394

History

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Subscriptions

Rpath Appliance Platform Agent

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-05-12T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:49:58.595Z

Reserved: 2008-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2139

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-12T17:20:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2008-2139

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-264

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