CVE-2008-0294
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the seat-locking implementation in FreeSeat before 1.1.5d allows attackers to book a seat more than once via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceFreeSeat before version 1.1.5d contains a vulnerability in its seat-locking implementation that allows attackers to bypass the locking mechanism and book the same seat multiple times. This is a logic/authorization flaw rather than a traditional injection or memory corruption issue.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.1.5cCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate FreeSeat installationSearch for FreeSeat application files on the server. Common locations include web root directories (/var/www, /home, C:\inetpub) or application-specific folders. Look for files named freeseat, seat, booking, or config files containing 'freeseat' in the filename.Affected if FreeSeat files are found on the system
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Identify installed versionExamine the FreeSeat installation for version information. Check the following locations in order of likelihood: (1) a version or about page accessible via the web interface, (2) a configuration file (config.php, settings.xml, or similar) that may contain a version string, (3) a changelog or readme file included with the installation, (4) version headers in the application source code.Affected if Version cannot be determined or version is 1.1.5c or earlier
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Compare version to affected rangeIf a version number was obtained, compare it directly to the affected range. FreeSeat versions 1.1.5c and all prior versions (1.1.5, 1.1.4, etc.) are affected. Versions 1.1.5d and later are not affected.Affected if Installed version is 1.1.5c or lower
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Verify seat booking functionality is activeConfirm the FreeSeat application is actively serving seat booking services. Check if the web application is running and the booking module is enabled. Look for active database tables related to seat reservations.Affected if FreeSeat is deployed and operational with booking features enabled
If FreeSeat version 1.1.5c or earlier is installed and the seat booking functionality is active, the environment is affected by this authorization bypass vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to FreeSeat version 1.1.5d or later to obtain the patched seat-locking implementation.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2008-0294 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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