CVE-2008-2297

Rantx - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via logininfo Cookie

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2297. PoCs published by t0pP8uZz.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages an insecure admin authentication mechanism in RantX 1.0 by setting a cookie value to '?>' to bypass authentication. The vulnerability arises from improper comparison logic in the admin.php script, allowing an attacker to gain admin access without valid credentials.

Description

The admin.php file in Rantx allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges by setting the logininfo cookie to "<?php" or "?>", which is present in the password file and probably passes an insufficient comparison.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by t0pP8uZz · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5628

This exploit leverages an insecure admin authentication mechanism in RantX 1.0 by setting a cookie value to '?>' to bypass authentication. The vulnerability arises from improper comparison logic in the admin.php script, allowing an attacker to gain admin access without valid credentials.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: RantX 1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's admin.php page · Ability to execute JavaScript in the browser
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42464
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29243
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30279
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5628

Scores

EPSS 0.0245
EPSS Percentile 82.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
roticv/rantx 1.0
Published May 18, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026