CVE-2008-0169 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the ikiwiki wiki engine, specifically affecting versions 1.34 through 2.47, within its passwordauth plugin. This flaw allows remote attackers to log into any account configured with an OpenID identity but lacking a password, simply by submitting an empty password during the login process. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.34.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.34.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.34.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.34.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.