CVE-2008-6743

RSMScript 1.21 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Cookie Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6743. PoCs published by Osirys.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates an insecure cookie handling vulnerability and an XSS vulnerability in RSMScript 1.21. The cookie handling issue allows an attacker to bypass authentication by setting a specific cookie, while the XSS vulnerability can be exploited by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code into a file that is later displayed without proper sanitization.

Description

RSMScript 1.21 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative privileges by setting the verified cookie to an arbitrary value and performing a direct request to (1) delete.php, (2) edit-submit.php, (3) edit.php, (4) submit.php, and (5) update.php, which bypasses the security check that is performed by verify.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Osirys · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7497

The exploit demonstrates an insecure cookie handling vulnerability and an XSS vulnerability in RSMScript 1.21. The cookie handling issue allows an attacker to bypass authentication by setting a specific cookie, while the XSS vulnerability can be exploited by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code into a file that is later displayed without proper sanitization.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass | Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: RSMScript 1.21
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application · Ability to set cookies in the browser
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47451
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/50802
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32886
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7497
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33150

Scores

EPSS 0.0259
EPSS Percentile 83.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
shock-therapy/rsmscript 1.21
Published Apr 22, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026