CVE-2008-6296

Maran PHP Shop - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via User Cookie

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6296. PoCs published by JosS.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an insecure cookie handling vulnerability in Maran PHP Shop's admin.php. By setting the 'user' cookie to 'demo', an attacker can bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the admin panel.

Description

admin.php in Maran PHP Shop allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the user cookie to "demo."

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by JosS · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6954

This exploit demonstrates an insecure cookie handling vulnerability in Maran PHP Shop's admin.php. By setting the 'user' cookie to 'demo', an attacker can bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the admin panel.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Maran PHP Shop
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's login page
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46306
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6954
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32048

Scores

EPSS 0.0250
EPSS Percentile 82.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
maran/php_shop
Published Feb 26, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026