CVE-2008-2297
The admin.php file in Rantx allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges...
The admin.php file in Rantx allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the logininfo cookie to "<?php" or "?>", which is present in the password file and probably passes an insufficient comparison.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The admin.php file in Rantx allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the logininfo cookie to "<?php" or "?>", which is present in the password file and probably passes an insufficient comparison.
- Record
CVE-2008-2297- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The admin.php file in Rantx allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the logininfo cookie to "<?php" or "?>", which is present in the password file and probably passes an insufficient comparison.
- Record
CVE-2008-2297- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2294 No score
The admin.php file in Rantx allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the logininfo cookie to "<?php" or "?>", which is present in the password file and probably passes an insufficient comparison.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2294- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qw95-2v38-2pp5 No score
The admin.php file in Rantx allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges...
The admin.php file in Rantx allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the logininfo cookie to "<?php" or "?>", which is present in the password file and probably passes an insufficient comparison.
- Record
GHSA-qw95-2v38-2pp5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | RantX 1.0 - Insecure Admin Authentication | 2008-05-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2297 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Roticv Rantx, published May 18, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.45%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.