CVE-2009-2558

Admin News Tools 2.5 - Unauthenticated News Message Posting via Direct Request

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-2558. PoCs published by Securitylab.ir.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This HTML-based PoC exploits a vulnerability in Admin News Tools by submitting a crafted POST request to message.php, allowing remote content manipulation. The exploit leverages a simple form submission to demonstrate the vulnerability.

Description

system/message.php in Admin News Tools 2.5 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote attackers to post news messages via a direct request.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Securitylab.ir · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9161

This HTML-based PoC exploits a vulnerability in Admin News Tools by submitting a crafted POST request to message.php, allowing remote content manipulation. The exploit leverages a simple form submission to demonstrate the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Admin News Tools (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target's message.php endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9161
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35842
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51780

Scores

EPSS 0.0265
EPSS Percentile 85.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
adminnewstools/admin_news_tools 2.5
Published Jul 21, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026