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CVE-2008-2139 Details

Description

The rootpw plugin in rPath Appliance Platform Agent 2 and 3 does not re-validate requests from a browser with a valid administrator session, including requests to change the password, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to gain privileges and maintain control over the administrator account.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42393 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42394 CVE
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0148 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42393 [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42394 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
rpath appliance platform agent
2
3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:h:rpath:appliance_platform_agent:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:h:rpath:appliance_platform_agent:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-2139
NVD Published Date:
May 12, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]