CVE-2008-6861

Xigla Absolute Newsletter 6.0 and 6.1 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Cookie Manipulation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6861. PoCs published by x0r.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an insecure cookie handling vulnerability in Absolute Newsletter 6.1. By manipulating the cookie values, an attacker can bypass authentication and gain admin access.

Description

Xigla Software Absolute Newsletter 6.0 and 6.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting a cookie to a certain value.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by x0r · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6904

This exploit demonstrates an insecure cookie handling vulnerability in Absolute Newsletter 6.1. By manipulating the cookie values, an attacker can bypass authentication and gain admin access.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Absolute Newsletter 6.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's cookie-setting mechanism
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/32029
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6904
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32472
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46304

Scores

EPSS 0.0251
EPSS Percentile 82.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (2)
xigla/absolute_newsletter 6.0
xigla/absolute_newsletter 6.1
Published Jul 14, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026