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CVE-2008-7156

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2009-09-02 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

EkinBoard 1.1.0 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authorization and gain administrator privileges by setting the _groups[] parameter to 2, as demonstrated via backup.php.

Affected products

• Ekinboard: through 1.1.0

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27166
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39512
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4859
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27166
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39512
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4859

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