Tufat FlashChat 5.0.8 connection.php s access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Tufat FlashChat 5.0.8. This impacts an unknown function of the file connection.php. The manipulation of the argument s results in access control. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-6799. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Tufat FlashChat 5.0.8 (Chat Software). Affected is an unknown function of the file connection.php. The manipulation of the argument s with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

connection.php in FlashChat 5.0.8 allows remote attackers to bypass the role filter mechanism and gain administrative privileges by setting the s parameter to "7."

The weakness was published 10/17/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at marc.info. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-6799 since 05/07/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:connection.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45974), Exploit-DB (32494), SecurityFocus (BID 31800†), OSVDB (49337†) and Secunia (SA32350†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 800616
OpenVAS Name: FlashChat Role Filter Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Timelineinfo

10/17/2008 🔍
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10/22/2008 +5 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2140 days 🔍
06/25/2025 +3753 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.info
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-6799 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6799
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48090
X-Force: 45974
SecurityFocus: 31800 - FlashChat 'connection.php' Role Filter Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 32350 - FlashChat "s" Security Bypass, Less Critical
OSVDB: 49337 - FlashChat connection.php s Parameter Admin Authentication Bypass

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 06/25/2025 02:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (50), 08/28/2017 09:10 (16), 06/25/2025 02:34 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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