# CVE-2008-0245: admin.php in UploadImage 1.0 does not check for the original password before making a change to a new password, which allows remote attacker

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-01-12 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

admin.php in UploadImage 1.0 does not check for the original password before making a change to a new password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges via the pass parameter in a nopass (Set Password) action.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27203
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4871
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39571

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