CVE-2008-6667 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in A+ PHP Scripts News Management System (NMS), allowing remote attackers to gain administrator privileges. This flaw is exploited by manipulating the 'mobsuser' and 'mobspass' cookies. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-5954) confirms the existence of public exploit code, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:marc_melvin:a\+_php_scripts_news_management_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.