CVE-2004-0249 describes a critical vulnerability in PHPX versions 2.0 through 3.2.4, allowing remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to other user accounts. This is achieved by manipulating the PXL variable within a cookie to reference a different userID. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpx:phpx:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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