CVE-2008-6774
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 · uneditedinternettoolbar/edit.php in YourPlace 1.0.2 and earlier does not end execution when an invalid username is detected, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended restrictions and edit toolbar settings via an invalid username. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
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 confidenceThe internettoolbar/edit.php script in YourPlace 1.0.2 and earlier fails to terminate script execution when invalid usernames are detected, allowing unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication checks and modify toolbar settings.
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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<= 1.0.2= 1.0= 1.0.1CVSS 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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Confirm YourPlace installation and versionSearch for files named 'YourPlace', 'index.php', or 'edit.php' and check for version indicators in source code, headers, or version files. Compare the found version against <=1.0.2, 1.0, or 1.0.1.Affected if YourPlace version is 1.0.2, 1.0.1, or 1.0
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Locate the vulnerable internettoolbar/edit.php scriptSearch the webroot for the path 'internettoolbar/edit.php' or 'edit.php' within an 'internettoolbar' directory.Affected if The file internettoolbar/edit.php exists in the application directory
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Inspect authentication logic in edit.phpOpen internettoolbar/edit.php and search for username validation code. Look for conditional statements that check username validity but lack an exit(), die(), or return statement immediately after detecting an invalid username.Affected if The code performs username validation but does not terminate script execution (no exit/die) after detecting an invalid username
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Verify the authentication bypass is exploitableCheck if the script processes the request without requiring valid authentication when an invalid username is supplied, by examining whether the code continues execution after failed username checks.Affected if The script continues executing and processes requests despite invalid username detection
A user is affected if they run YourPlace version 1.0.2, 1.0.1, or 1.0 with the internettoolbar/edit.php script present and the code lacks proper script termination after detecting invalid usernames.
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 validation with immediate script termination (exit/die) upon detecting invalid credentials to prevent unauthorized access.
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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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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.
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- 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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