An issue was discovered in phpABook 0.9 Intermediate.
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
An issue was discovered in phpABook 0.9 Intermediate. On the login page, if one sets a userInfo cookie with the value of admin+1+en (user+perms+lang), one can login as any user without a password.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01247 69th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phpabook_project:phpabook:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 | Vulnerable | Phpabook Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:phpabook_project:phpabook:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Phpabook Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8510
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gm98-pmgw-v2qw
References
More Phpabook Project Phpabook vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-12577 phpABook 0.9i is vulnerable to SQL Injection due to insufficient sanitization of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-8510 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8510 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gm98-pmgw-v2qw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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