CVE-2008-0169
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-0169 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-06-03 15:32:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.34 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.34.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.34.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.35 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.36 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.37 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.38 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.39 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.40 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.41 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.42 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.43 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.44 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.45 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.46 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.47 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.48 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.49 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 1.51 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.31 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.31.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.31.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.31.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.40 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.41 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.42 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.43 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.44 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.47 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ikiwiki | Ikiwiki | 2.9 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| ikiwiki Blank Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| version 2.48 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ikiwiki.info | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE id request: ikiwiki | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| #483770 - ikiwiki openid + passwordauth empty password security hole - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | |
| security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ikiwiki.info | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| ikiwiki Empty Passwords Security Issue - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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