CVE-2004-2443

Jaws 0.3 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via MD5 Null Password

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2004-2443. PoCs published by Fernando Quintero.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in JAWS by setting a hardcoded cookie value. The cookie 'logged' is set to a known MD5 hash, allowing unauthorized access to the system.

Description

Jaws 0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and via an HTTP request to admin.php with the logged cookie set to the MD5 hash of a null password, which is compared against the logged session variable by the logged_on function in application.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Fernando Quintero · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24256

This exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in JAWS by setting a hardcoded cookie value. The cookie 'logged' is set to a known MD5 hash, allowing unauthorized access to the system.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: JAWS (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target's cookie-setting endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0226.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16622
Exploit, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010651
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10670
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/7724

Scores

EPSS 0.0885
EPSS Percentile 94.5%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
jaws/jaws 0.2
jaws/jaws 0.3
Published Dec 31, 2004
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026