CVE-2008-5783
admin/index.php in V3 Chat Live Support 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the admin cookie to 1.
Does this matter?
2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 3.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
admin/index.php in V3 Chat Live Support 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the admin cookie to 1.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.37% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 8 November 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- v3chat/v3 chat live support
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32603Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4843
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32216Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3066
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46481
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7069
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32603Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4843
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32216Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3066
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46481
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7069
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.