CVE-2008-2298
Admin.php in Web Slider 0.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges...
Admin.php in Web Slider 0.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the admin cookie to 1.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Admin.php in Web Slider 0.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the admin cookie to 1.
- Record
CVE-2008-2298- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Admin.php in Web Slider 0.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the admin cookie to 1.
- Record
CVE-2008-2298- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2295 No score
Admin.php in Web Slider 0.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the admin cookie to 1.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2295- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-39wm-cmp6-6mjc No score
Admin.php in Web Slider 0.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges...
Admin.php in Web Slider 0.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the admin cookie to 1.
- Record
GHSA-39wm-cmp6-6mjc- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Web Slider 0.6 - Insecure Cookie/Authentication Handling | 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-2008-2298 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Sourceforge Web Slider, published May 18, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.79%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.