CVE-2008-1971

phShoutBox Final <1.5 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

phShoutBox Final 1.5 and earlier only checks passwords when specified in $_POST, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges by setting the (1) phadmin cookie to admin.php, or (2) in 1.4 and earlier, the ssbadmin cookie to shoutadmin.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by t0pP8uZz · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5467

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41901
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5467
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28856
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29892

Scores

EPSS 0.0524
EPSS Percentile 90.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
phphq/phshoutbox_final < 1.5
Published Apr 27, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026