CVE-2008-6143

OwenPoll 1.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Username Cookie

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6143. PoCs published by Osirys.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes an insecure cookie handling vulnerability in OwenPoll 1.0, where the 'username' cookie is set to the username instead of a secure token, allowing an attacker to bypass authentication by setting the cookie to the admin's username.

Description

OwenPoll 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a modified account name in the username cookie.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Osirys · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7597

The exploit describes an insecure cookie handling vulnerability in OwenPoll 1.0, where the 'username' cookie is set to the username instead of a secure token, allowing an attacker to bypass authentication by setting the cookie to the admin's username.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: OwenPoll 1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Knowledge of the admin's username
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33032
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7597

Scores

EPSS 0.0612
EPSS Percentile 92.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
owentechkenya/owenpoll 1.0
Published Feb 16, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026