CVE-2008-6664

SH-News 3.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Cookie Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6664. PoCs published by Virangar Security.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in SH-News 3.0 by manipulating cookie values to gain admin access. The PoC uses JavaScript to set arbitrary cookie values, bypassing the insecure cookie validation in action.php.

Description

action.php in SH-News 3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator privileges by setting the shuser and shpass cookies to non-zero values.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Virangar Security · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5829

This exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass vulnerability in SH-News 3.0 by manipulating cookie values to gain admin access. The PoC uses JavaScript to set arbitrary cookie values, bypassing the insecure cookie validation in action.php.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SH-News 3.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must execute the provided JavaScript code
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43123
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29725
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5829
Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed x_refsource_misc
http://www.shnews.de/change-log

Scores

EPSS 0.0251
EPSS Percentile 82.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
yarck/sh-news 3.0
Published Apr 08, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026