CVE-2008-3508

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Published Aug 7, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

LiteNews 0.1 (aka 01), and possibly 1.2 and earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the admin cookie.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wogan_may:litenews:0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wogan_may:litenews:1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:wogan_may:litenews:1.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3494	LiteNews 0.1 (aka 01), and possibly 1.2 and earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the admin cookie.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.0% (2.981% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30555
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44231
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6206

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wogan May Litenews

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:45 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 7, 2008, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:45 AM
Reserved: Aug 7, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:55 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 7, 2008, 8:41 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:55 PM

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