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CVE-2008-6799
connection.php in FlashChat 5.0.8 allows remote attackers to bypass the role filter mechanism and gain administrative privileges by…
High7.5EPSS 2.8%
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- mitre
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- flashchat-connection-security-bypass(45974) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 49337 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 31800 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 32350 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20081017 flashchat severe bug (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0810-exploits/flashchat-bypass.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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