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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2338 · published 19 May 2008

CVE-2008-2338: Interspire activekb permissions and access controls vulnerability

Interspire · Activekb

Interspire ActiveKB 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges by setting the auth cookie to true when accessing unspecified scripts in /admin.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.4% · top 6.6% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
6.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Interspire ActiveKB 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain privileges by setting the auth cookie to true when accessing unspecified scripts in /admin.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30265 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29226
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020035
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42427
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5616
http://secunia.com/advisories/30265 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29226
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020035
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42427
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5616

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-2338), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.