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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5964 · published 23 January 2009

CVE-2008-5964: Impresscms improper authentication vulnerability

Impresscms · Impresscms

Session fixation vulnerability in Social ImpressCMS before 1.1.1 RC1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.5% · top 26.4% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
1.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Session fixation vulnerability in Social ImpressCMS before 1.1.1 RC1 allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter.

AV:N/AC:M/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://osvdb.org/50413
http://secunia.com/advisories/32985 Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=893767
http://wiki.impresscms.org/index.php?title=Change_Log#2008-12-2_:_1.1.1_RC Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498734/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498885/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32495
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46989
http://osvdb.org/50413
http://secunia.com/advisories/32985 Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=893767
http://wiki.impresscms.org/index.php?title=Change_Log#2008-12-2_:_1.1.1_RC Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498734/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498885/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32495
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46989

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5964), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.