CVE-2008-6001

adnforum < 1.0b - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via fpusuario Cookie

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6001. PoCs published by Pepelux.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an insecure cookie handling vulnerability in adnforum <= 1.0b. The cookie is base64-encoded and contains user credentials, but the application only checks the username for authentication, allowing an attacker to forge a cookie with admin privileges.

Description

index.php in ADN Forum 1.0b and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain sysop access via a fpusuario cookie composed of an initial sysop: string, an arbitrary password field, and a final :sysop:0 string.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Pepelux · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6557

This exploit demonstrates an insecure cookie handling vulnerability in adnforum <= 1.0b. The cookie is base64-encoded and contains user credentials, but the application only checks the username for authentication, allowing an attacker to forge a cookie with admin privileges.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: adnforum <= 1.0b
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's cookie-setting mechanism
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31383
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45400
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6557
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18300

Scores

EPSS 0.0245
EPSS Percentile 82.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
adnforum/adnforum < 1.0b
Published Jan 28, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026