HIGH
action.php in SH-News 3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by setting the shuser and shpass cookies to non-zero values
Published Apr 8, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.51%
Description
action.php in SH-News 3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by setting the shuser and shpass cookies to non-zero values.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.51% 0.02511
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02511
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02511) | 84.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02511) | 82.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.00% (0.02000) | 82.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.68% (0.03679) | 79.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.00% (0.02000) | 82.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.20% (0.02199) | 89.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 2.20% (0.02199) | 88.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 1.79% (0.01785) | 86.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 1.47% (0.01472) | 85.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01191) | 82.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29725 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.shnews.de/change-log x_refsource_MISCVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43123 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5829 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29725 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.shnews.de/change-log | x_refsource_MISCVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43123 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5829 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 8, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Apr 7, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6664
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a