CVE-2008-6524 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

resetpass.php in openInvoice 0.90 beta and earlier allows remote authenticated users to change the passwords of arbitrary users via a modified uid parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged with a separate vulnerability in auth.php to modify passwords without authentication.

Published: 2009-03-25

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 4.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cale_dunlap:openinvoice:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6491	resetpass.php in openInvoice 0.90 beta and earlier allows remote authenticated users to change the passwords of arbitrary users via a modified uid parameter. NOTE: this can be leveraged with a separate vulnerability in auth.php to modify passwords without authentication.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28854
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41947
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49580
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5466

History

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Cale Dunlap Openinvoice

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-03-25T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:34:47.155Z

Reserved: 2009-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6524

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-03-25T18:30:00.377

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

Link: CVE-2008-6524

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-255

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