CVE-2008-6855

Xigla Absolute News Feed 1.0 and possibly 1.5 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Cookie Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6855. PoCs published by Hakxer.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an insecure cookie vulnerability in Absolute News Feed, allowing an attacker to set an admin cookie via JavaScript and bypass authentication. The PoC involves executing a JavaScript snippet to manipulate the cookie and gain unauthorized access.

Description

Xigla Software Absolute News Feed 1.0 and possibly 1.5 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting a certain cookie.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Hakxer · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6901

This exploit demonstrates an insecure cookie vulnerability in Absolute News Feed, allowing an attacker to set an admin cookie via JavaScript and bypass authentication. The PoC involves executing a JavaScript snippet to manipulate the cookie and gain unauthorized access.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Absolute News Feed (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target's login page · Ability to execute JavaScript in the victim's browser
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6901
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32027
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46302
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32472

Scores

EPSS 0.0251
EPSS Percentile 82.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (2)
xigla/absolute_news_feed 1.0
xigla/absolute_news_feed 1.5
Published Jul 14, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026