CVE-2008-7066

OpenForum 0.66 Beta - Unauthenticated Password Reset via Direct Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-7066. PoCs published by CWH Underground.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets OpenForum 0.66 Beta by leveraging session fixation and unauthorized profile updates to reset the admin password. It retrieves a session ID, then submits a crafted POST request to change the password without proper authentication.

Description

OpenForum 0.66 Beta allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and reset passwords of other users via a direct request with the update parameter set to 1 and modified user and password parameters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by CWH Underground · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7291

This exploit targets OpenForum 0.66 Beta by leveraging session fixation and unauthorized profile updates to reset the admin password. It retrieves a session ID, then submits a crafted POST request to change the password without proper authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: OpenForum 0.66 Beta
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL with OpenForum 0.66 Beta installed · Valid user account name to exploit
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32536
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7291
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46969

Scores

EPSS 0.0250
EPSS Percentile 82.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
2enetworx/openforum 0.66 beta
Published Aug 25, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026