CVE-2008-3033
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 · uneditedRSS-aggregator 1.0 does not require administrative authentication for the admin/fonctions/ directory, which allows remote attackers to access admin functions and have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by (1) an IdFlux request to supprimer_flux.php and (2) a TpsRafraich request to modifier_tps_rafraich.php.
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 · high confidenceRSS-aggregator 1.0 contains a critical authentication bypass vulnerability where the /admin/fonctions/ directory is accessible without any administrative credentials. Remote attackers can directly invoke PHP scripts such as supprimer_flux.php to delete RSS feeds and modifier_tps_rafraich.php to modify feed refresh intervals without authentication, effectively gaining full administrative control over the application.
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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= 1.0CVSS 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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Identify the installed RSS Aggregator versionLocate the application files and check for version indicators such as a version.php file, a readme.txt, or the main index.php header for version stringsAffected if The installed version is RSS Aggregator 1.0 exactly
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Verify the existence of the admin/fonctions/ directoryCheck the web server document root for the presence of an 'admin' folder containing a 'fonctions' subdirectoryAffected if The directory /admin/fonctions/ exists in the web root
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Check for vulnerable PHP scripts in the admin/fonctions/ directoryInspect the /admin/fonctions/ directory for files named 'supprimer_flux.php' and 'modifier_tps_rafraich.php'Affected if Both supprimer_flux.php and modifier_tps_rafraich.php are present in the admin/fonctions/ directory
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Test unauthenticated access to admin functionsAttempt to access http://[target]/admin/fonctions/supprimer_flux.php and http://[target]/admin/fonctions/modifier_tps_rafraich.php directly via HTTP request without providing any credentialsAffected if The scripts respond without requiring authentication or session validation
The environment is affected if RSS Aggregator version 1.0 is installed and the /admin/fonctions/ directory with its vulnerable PHP scripts is accessible without authentication.
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 dataImplement proper authentication and session validation for all administrative functions in the admin/fonctions/ directory, or deploy web server-level access controls (e.g., HTTP Basic Auth, IP allowlisting) to restrict the admin area to authorized users only.
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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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