CVE-2008-6939

critical

Description

TurnkeyForms Web Hosting Directory allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and (1) gain administrative privileges by setting the adm cookie to 1 or (2) gain privileges as another user by setting the logged cookie to the target username.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7107

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46586

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3143

http://secunia.com/advisories/32644

http://osvdb.org/49838

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-08-12

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: 0.05515