CVE-2008-3317

HIGH 7.5CVE-2008-3317 · Published 25/07/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-3317 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting maian search (maian script world).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 8.0%, higher than 94.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
maian search maian_script_world	`= 1.0≤ 1.1`	No fix yet

Description

admin/index.php in Maian Search 1.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by sending an arbitrary search_cookie cookie.

References

secunia.com/advisories/31075 · Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/4042
maianscriptworld.co.uk/free-php-scripts/maian-search/development/index.html · Patch
maianscriptworld.co.uk/news.html
securityfocus.com/bid/30211 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43753
exploit-db.com/exploits/6066

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