CVE-2009-4987 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Scripteen Free Image Hosting Script version 2.3. Attackers can gain administrative access by manipulating the 'cookgid' cookie value to '1' in admin/header.php. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-9256) confirms the existence of public exploit code, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scripteen:free_image_hosting_script:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.