CVE-2008-4752

critical

Description

TlNews 2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the tlNews_login cookie to admin.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6836

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46116

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31919

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4511

http://secunia.com/advisories/32405

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-10-27

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02298