CVE-2008-6269

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-02-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Joovili 3.1.4 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges as other users, including the administrator, by setting the (1) session_id, session_logged_in, and session_username cookies for user privileges; (2) session_admin_id, session_admin_username, and session_admin cookies for admin privileges; and (3) session_staff_id, session_staff_username, and session_staff cookies for staff users.

Affected products

Joovili: 3.1.4

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32491
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32058
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2978
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46272
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6955
http://secunia.com/advisories/32491
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32058
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2978
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46272
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6955

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