CVE-2009-0722

Potato News 1.0.0 - Unauthenticated Path Traversal via User Cookie Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-0722. PoCs published by x0r.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Potato News 1.0.0 via cookie manipulation. The attacker sets a malicious cookie to include arbitrary files (e.g., /etc/passwd) due to improper input validation in admin.php.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in admin.php in Potato News 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the user cookie parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by x0r · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8032

This exploit demonstrates a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Potato News 1.0.0 via cookie manipulation. The attacker sets a malicious cookie to include arbitrary files (e.g., /etc/passwd) due to improper input validation in admin.php.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Potato News 1.0.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a crafted link or have JavaScript execute the cookie-setting code
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33729
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8032

Scores

EPSS 0.0230
EPSS Percentile 81.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
potato-scripts/potato_news 1.0.0
Published Feb 24, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026