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CVE-2008-2139

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-05-12 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The rootpw plugin in rPath Appliance Platform Agent 2 and 3 does not re-validate requests from a browser with a valid administrator session, including requests to change the password, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to gain privileges and maintain control over the administrator account.

Affected products

• Rpath Appliance Platform Agent: 2, 3

References

• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0148
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42393
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42394
• http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0148
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42393
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42394

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