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CVE-2008-6109

4.6 · MEDIUM

Robin Rawson-Tetley Animal Shelter Manager (ASM) before 2.2.2 does not properly enforce the privileges of user accounts, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by (1) openi…

Published Feb 11, 2009shelter_managerCWE-264EPSS 0.29%

Overview

CVE-2008-6109 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting shelter_manager animal_shelter_manager. It was published on February 11, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Robin Rawson-Tetley Animal Shelter Manager (ASM) before 2.2.2 does not properly enforce the privileges of user accounts, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by (1) opening unspecified screens, related to the "double click selector bug"; or modifying a (2) animal, (3) owner, (4) lost/found, (5) diary note, (6) owner donation, or (7) waiting list record, related to "change permissions" and the "new UI."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from shelter_manager. Update animal_shelter_manager to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
shelter_manageranimal_shelter_manager0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/30041Refsourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=82533&release_id=596220Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/29022Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42139Refsecunia.com/advisories/30041Refsourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=82533&release_id=596220Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/29022Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42139

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-6109?

CVE-2008-6109 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting shelter_manager animal_shelter_manager. It was published on February 11, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-6109?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-6109?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from shelter_manager. Update animal_shelter_manager to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-6109?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-6109 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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