CVE-2009-1739

PAD Site Scripts 3.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Authuser Cookie

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-1739. PoCs published by Mr.tro0oqy.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an insecure cookie handling vulnerability in PAD Site Scripts v3.6, allowing an attacker to bypass authentication by setting the 'authuser' cookie to a known username (e.g., 'demo' or 'admin').

Description

PAD Site Scripts 3.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain privileges as other users, including administrative privileges, by setting the authuser cookie parameter to a valid username.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Mr.tro0oqy · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8735

This exploit demonstrates an insecure cookie handling vulnerability in PAD Site Scripts v3.6, allowing an attacker to bypass authentication by setting the 'authuser' cookie to a known username (e.g., 'demo' or 'admin').

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PAD Site Scripts v3.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Knowledge of a valid username (e.g., 'demo' or 'admin')
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35027
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/54593
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8735
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50622
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35155

Scores

EPSS 0.0277
EPSS Percentile 84.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
phpeasycode/pad_site_scripts 3.6
Published May 20, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026