CVE-2008-6162 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Bux.to Clone script, allowing remote attackers to gain administrative access. By manipulating specific cookies (setting 'loggedin' to 1 and 'usNick' to 'admin'), an attacker can bypass the login mechanism. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not observed in active exploitation and not on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bux:bux.to_clone_script:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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