A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in UseBB 1.0.12. This affects an unknown code of the file panel_login.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability (Type Juggling). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

panel_login.php in UseBB 1.0.12 allows type juggling for login bypass because != is used instead of !== for password hashes, which mishandles hashes that begin with 0e followed by exclusively numerical characters.

The weakness was published 01/27/2020. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-8088 since 01/27/2020. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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