CVE-2008-0893

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-0893
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-04-16 18:05:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionRed Hat Administration Server, as used by Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 EL4 and EL5, does not properly restrict access to CGI scripts, which allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Directory Server 8.0 el4 All All
Application Redhat Directory Server 8.0 el5 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat 'redhat-ds-admin' Shell Command Injection and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Bug 437320 – CVE-2008-0893 Directory Server: unrestricted access to CGI scripts af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Fedora update for fedora-ds-admin - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Red Hat update for redhat-ds-admin - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: fedora-ds-admin-1.1.4-1.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Patch
Red Hat Directory Server Lets Remote Users Access Administrative CGI Scripts - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: fedora-ds-admin-1.1.4-1.fc8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
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