CVE-2008-0169
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CVE-2008-0169 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Plugin/passwordauth.pm (aka the passwordauth plugin) in ikiwiki 1.34 through 2.47 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and login to any account for which an OpenID identity is configured and a password is not configured, by specifying an empty password during the login sequence.. EPSS estimates a 1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Plugin/passwordauth.pm (aka the passwordauth plugin) in ikiwiki 1.34 through 2.47 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and login to any account for which an OpenID identity is configured and a password is not configured, by specifying an empty password during the login sequence.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.5 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.34 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.34.1 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.34.2 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.35 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.36 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.37 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.38 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.39 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.40 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.41 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.42 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.43 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.44 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.45 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.46 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.47 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.48 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.49 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.51 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.0 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.1 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.2 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.3 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.4 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.5 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.6 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.7 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.8 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.9 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.10 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.11 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.12 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.13 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.14 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.15 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.16 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.17 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.18 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.19 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.20 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.30 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.31 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.31.1 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.31.2 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.31.3 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.40 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.41 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.42 |
| Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.43 |
Showing 50 of 52 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30468Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30468Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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