CVE-2009-4655

Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2009-4655. PoCs published by Metasploit, including Metasploit module auxiliary/admin/edirectory/edirectory_dhost_cookie.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit predicts the next session cookie value issued by the DHOST web service of Novell eDirectory 8.8.5, allowing an attacker to hijack an administrator's session by specifying the predicted cookie value.

Description

The dhost web service in Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 uses a predictable session cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions via a modified cookie.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubyremotenovell
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33767

This exploit predicts the next session cookie value issued by the DHOST web service of Novell eDirectory 8.8.5, allowing an attacker to hijack an administrator's session by specifying the predicted cookie value.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Novell eDirectory 8.8.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the DHOST web service on port 8030 (or 8030 with SSL)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC
rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/edirectory/edirectory_dhost_cookie.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a predictable session cookie vulnerability in Novell eDirectory 8.8.5 by analyzing cookie deltas to predict the next session cookie value, enabling session hijacking.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Novell eDirectory 8.8.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's DHOST service on port 8030
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

EPSS 0.6034
EPSS Percentile 98.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-310
Status published
Products (1)
novell/edirectory 8.8.5
Published Feb 26, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026