CVE-2008-6743 — RSMScript 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges by setting the verified cookie to an arbitrary value and performing a direct request to (1) delete.php, (2) edit-submit.php, (3) edit.php, (4) submit.php, and (5) update.php, which bypasses the security check that is performed by verify.php

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HIGH

RSMScript 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges by setting the verified cookie to an arbitrary value and performing a direct request to (1) delete.php, (2) edit-submit.php, (3) edit.php, (4) submit.php, and (5) update.php, which bypasses the security check that is performed by verify.php

Published Apr 22, 2009

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.59%

Description

RSMScript 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges by setting the verified cookie to an arbitrary value and performing a direct request to (1) delete.php, (2) edit-submit.php, (3) edit.php, (4) submit.php, and (5) update.php, which bypasses the security check that is performed by verify.php.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.59% 0.02588

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02588

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	2.59% (0.02588)	84.72th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.59% (0.02588)	83.20th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	2.63% (0.02635)	84.38th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	4.91% (0.04908)	82.28th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	2.63% (0.02635)	84.69th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	4.58% (0.04576)	92.83th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 1, 2023	5.00% (0.04999)	91.98th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Oct 21, 2023	4.09% (0.04087)	91.12th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Sep 9, 2023	3.39% (0.03388)	90.23th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	2.44% (0.02445)	88.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.48% (0.04482)	88.77th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.48% (0.04482)	87.66th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.48% (0.04482)	71.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

References (5)

http://osvdb.org/50802
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/33150
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32886
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47451
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7497
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://osvdb.org/50802		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBExploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/33150		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32886		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47451		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7497		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Apr 22, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Apr 22, 2009

Link CVE-2008-6743

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-6743

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-6743