CVE-2008-7156 — EkinBoard 1.1.0 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authorization and gain administrator privileges by setting the _groups[] parameter to 2, as demonstrated via backup.php

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MEDIUM

EkinBoard 1.1.0 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authorization and gain administrator privileges by setting the _groups[] parameter to 2, as demonstrated via backup.php

Published Sep 2, 2009

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.91%

Description

EkinBoard 1.1.0 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authorization and gain administrator privileges by setting the _groups[] parameter to 2, as demonstrated via backup.php.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.91% 0.01906

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

EPSS probability 0.01906

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.91% (0.01906)	79.01th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.91% (0.01906)	76.99th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	1.40% (0.01400)	79.11th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.65% (0.00647)	80.01th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.65% (0.00647)	78.65th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.65% (0.00647)	76.13th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27166
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39512
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4859
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27166		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39512		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4859		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Sep 2, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Sep 2, 2009

Link CVE-2008-7156

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-7156

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2008-7156