CVE-2009-2770

PowerUpload 2.4 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via MIME-Encoded Admin Cookie

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-2770. PoCs published by InjEctOr5.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a cookie manipulation vulnerability in PowerUpload to bypass authentication by setting a base64-encoded admin cookie. It allows an attacker to gain administrative access without credentials.

Description

PowerUpload 2.4 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access via a MIME encoded value of admin for the myadminname cookie.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by InjEctOr5 · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9219

This exploit leverages a cookie manipulation vulnerability in PowerUpload to bypass authentication by setting a base64-encoded admin cookie. It allows an attacker to gain administrative access without credentials.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PowerUpload (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's admin path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1962
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51860
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9219

Scores

EPSS 0.0257
EPSS Percentile 83.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
powerupload/powerupload 2.4
Published Aug 14, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026