CVE-2008-6844 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in eZ Publish versions 3.5.6 and earlier, and potentially other versions before 3.9.5, 3.10.1, and 4.0.1. Remote attackers can exploit this by manipulating parameters during user registration to gain privileges as other users. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.5.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ez:ez_publish:3.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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