# CVE-2008-0169: Plugin/passwordauth.pm (aka the passwordauth plugin) in ikiwiki 1.34 through 2.47 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and logi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-06-03 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Plugin/passwordauth.pm (aka the passwordauth plugin) in ikiwiki 1.34 through 2.47 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, and login to any account for which an OpenID identity is configured and a password is not configured, by specifying an empty password during the login sequence.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/30468
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1710
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=483770
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/31/3
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42798
- http://ikiwiki.info/news/version_2.48/index.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29479
- http://ikiwiki.info/security/#index33h2

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