HIGH
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."
Published May 7, 2009
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.83%
Description
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."
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.
2.83% 0.02833
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02833
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02833) | 86.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02833) | 84.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.18% (0.05181) | 88.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.35% (0.03350) | 86.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.49% (0.05494) | 93.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 6.52% (0.06522) | 94.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2023 | 7.41% (0.07405) | 93.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 6.51% (0.06515) | 92.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.81% (0.05814) | 92.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122425865430237&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0810-exploits/flashchat-bypass.txt x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32350 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/49337 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31800 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45974 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122425865430237&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0810-exploits/flashchat-bypass.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32350 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/49337 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31800 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45974 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 7, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 7, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6799
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a