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    CVE-2008-0169

    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.

    Published:Jun 3, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jun 3, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00468
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ikiwiki
    Product
    Ikiwiki

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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