Phpversion PHP VX Guestbook 1.06 admin/backupdb.php improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Phpversion PHP VX Guestbook 1.06. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file admin/backupdb.php. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-7006. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Phpversion PHP VX Guestbook 1.06 (Programming Language Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the file admin/backupdb.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Free PHP VX Guestbook 1.06 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and download a backup of the database via a direct request to admin/backupdb.php.

The weakness was disclosed 09/13/2008 by rgod (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-7006 since 08/18/2009. 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.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/backupdb.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 (45150), SecurityFocus (BID 31174†), OSVDB (48156†) and Secunia (SA31850†). The entry VDB-49513 is pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/13/2008 🔍
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09/16/2008 +2 days 🔍
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08/18/2009 +335 days 🔍
08/19/2009 +1 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +2037 days 🔍
06/30/2025 +3757 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: rgod
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-7006 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49512
X-Force: 45150
SecurityFocus: 31174 - Free PHP VX Guestbook Cookie Authentication Bypass And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31850 - Free PHP VX Guestbook Security Bypass Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 48156 - Free PHP VX Guestbook admin/backupdb.php Direct Request Database Download

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

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 06/30/2025 07:11
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (48), 08/15/2017 09:22 (13), 08/20/2021 10:12 (3), 11/04/2024 06:41 (24), 06/30/2025 07:11 (2)
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