CVE-2008-2970 describes multiple session fixation vulnerabilities in Academic Web Tools (AWT YEKTA) versions 1.4.3.1 and earlier. Attackers can hijack web sessions by manipulating the PHPSESSID parameter in index.php and login.php. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-5861) exists, suggesting public exploit code. However, there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit or Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yektaweb:academic_web_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yektaweb:academic_web_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.