CVE-2008-2970

Academic Web Tools < 1.4.2.8 - Session Fixation via PHPSESSID Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2970. PoCs published by BugReport.IR.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates multiple vulnerabilities in Academic Web Tools CMS, including directory traversal, SQL injection, XSS, and session fixation. It provides functional proof-of-concept examples for each vulnerability.

Description

Multiple session fixation vulnerabilities in Academic Web Tools (AWT YEKTA) 1.4.3.1, and 1.4.2.8 and earlier, allow remote attackers to hijack web sessions by setting the PHPSESSID parameter to (1) index.php and (2) login.php in homepg/.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by BugReport.IR · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5861

This exploit demonstrates multiple vulnerabilities in Academic Web Tools CMS, including directory traversal, SQL injection, XSS, and session fixation. It provides functional proof-of-concept examples for each vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli | Xss | Info Leak | Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Academic Web Tools CMS 1.4.2.8 and prior
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43179
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493472/100/0/threaded
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.bugreport.ir/?/44
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3959
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29813

Scores

EPSS 0.0236
EPSS Percentile 81.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
yektaweb/academic_web_tools < 1.4.2.8
Published Jul 02, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026