CVE-2008-6553

Micro CMS 0.3.5 - Unauthenticated Administrative Account Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6553. PoCs published by StAkeR.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in Micro CMS <= 0.3.5, allowing unauthorized addition, deletion, or password changes for admin accounts via crafted POST requests to 'microcms-admin-home.php'.

Description

microcms-admin-home.php in Implied by Design Micro CMS (Micro-CMS) 3.5 (aka 0.3.5) does not require authentication as an administrator, which allows remote attackers to (1) create administrative accounts via an add_admin action, (2) remove administrative accounts via a delete_admin action, and (3) modify administrative passwords via a change_password action.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by StAkeR · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6933

This Perl script exploits an authentication bypass vulnerability in Micro CMS <= 0.3.5, allowing unauthorized addition, deletion, or password changes for admin accounts via crafted POST requests to 'microcms-admin-home.php'.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Micro CMS <= 0.3.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL and path to Micro CMS installation
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/32063
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46294
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6933

Scores

EPSS 0.0247
EPSS Percentile 82.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
impliedbydesign/micro-cms < 0.3.5
Published Mar 30, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026