CVE-2007-2232
The CHECK command in Cosign 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements via CR (\r) sequences in the…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 2.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 15% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The CHECK command in Cosign 2.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication requirements via CR (\r) sequences in the cosign cookie parameter.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Cosign 2.0.1/2.9.4a - CGI Check Cookie Command Remote Authentication Bypass (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 29842webapps, cgipublished 11 Apr 2007Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 17 years later
· 17 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 15% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- 20070411 Cosign SSO Authentication Bypass (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 24845 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.umich.edu/~umweb/software/cosign/cosign-vuln-2007-001.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1359 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2007-2227 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2007-2232)Record last updated .