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TI-2008-00155 Aliases CVE-2008-0169GHSA-m3mx-37hm-9ff4

Plugin/passwordauth.pm (aka the passwordauth plugin) in ikiwiki 1.34 through 2.47 allows…

Priority LOW 33CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01576 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 52

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.34Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.34.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.34.1Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.34.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.34.2Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.35Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.36Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.37Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.38Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.39Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.40Vulnerableikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.34 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.34.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.34.1 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.34.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.34.2 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.35 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.36 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.37 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.38 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.39 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.40 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
Show 42 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.41Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.42Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.43Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.44Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.45Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.46Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.47Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.48Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.49Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.51Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.10Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.11Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.12Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.13Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.14Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.15Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.16Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.17Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.18Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.19Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.20Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.30Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.31Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.31.1Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.31.2Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.31.3Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.40Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.41Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.42Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.43Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.44Vulnerableikiwiki
cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.47Vulnerableikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.41 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.42 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.43 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.44 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.45 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.46 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.47 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.48 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.49 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:1.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.51 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.10 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.11 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.12 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.13 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.14 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.15 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.16 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.17 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.18 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.19 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.20 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.30 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.31 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.31.1 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.31.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.31.2 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.31.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.31.3 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.40 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.41 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.42 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.43 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.44 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki
  • cpe:2.3:a:ikiwiki:ikiwiki:2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.47 Vulnerable ·ikiwiki

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0169
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m3mx-37hm-9ff4

References

Other 5

  • TI-2017-00331 Authentication bypass via repeated parameters CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2011-01233 ikiwiki before 3.20110608 allows remote attackers to hijack root's tty and run symlink attacks. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2016-08112 ikiwiki 3.20161219 does not properly check if a revision changes the access permissions… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-06647 ikiwiki before 3.20170111.1 and 3.2018x and 3.2019x before 3.20190228 allows SSRF via the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-07849 Editing restriction bypass for git revert CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2015-02467 Cross-site scripting in ikiwiki CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
See all 17 →

Sources

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