HIGH
WB News 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access via a modified WBNEWS cookie, as demonstrated by setting this cookie to 1
Published Jul 9, 2010
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.48%
Description
WB News 2.1.2 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access via a modified WBNEWS cookie, as demonstrated by setting this cookie to 1.
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.
2.48% 0.02475
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02475
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02475) | 83.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.48% (0.02475) | 82.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.45% (0.02448) | 75.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.38% (0.01376) | 78.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 85.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 0.90% (0.00897) | 82.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00897) | 80.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 81.45th | 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 (3)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34822 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8492 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34609 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34822 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8492 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34609 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 9, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 9, 2010
Link CVE-2009-4927
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a