CVE-2008-4783

tlAds 1.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via tlAds_login Cookie

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4783. PoCs published by x0r.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages insecure cookie handling in TlAds v1 to set an admin cookie via JavaScript, bypassing authentication. The PoC demonstrates an authentication bypass by directly setting the 'tlAds_login' cookie to 'admin'.

Description

tlAds 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the tlAds_login cookie to "admin."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by x0r · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6848

This exploit leverages insecure cookie handling in TlAds v1 to set an admin cookie via JavaScript, bypassing authentication. The PoC demonstrates an authentication bypass by directly setting the 'tlAds_login' cookie to 'admin'.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: TlAds v1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must execute the provided JavaScript snippet
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6848
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4529
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31939
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32427

Scores

EPSS 0.0277
EPSS Percentile 84.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
easy-script/tlads 1.0
Published Oct 29, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026