CVE-2009-4808

Graugon PHP Article Publisher 1.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via g_admin Cookie

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2009-4808. PoCs published by x0r, ZoRLu.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates SQL injection vulnerabilities in Graugon PHP Article Publisher 1.0 via the 'c' and 'id' parameters, as well as insecure cookie handling for authentication bypass. The PoC includes URLs to extract sensitive data from the database and a JavaScript snippet to set an admin cookie.

Description

admin.php in Graugon PHP Article Publisher 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access by setting the g_admin cookie to 1.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by x0r · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8133

The exploit demonstrates SQL injection vulnerabilities in Graugon PHP Article Publisher 1.0 via the 'c' and 'id' parameters, as well as insecure cookie handling for authentication bypass. The PoC includes URLs to extract sensitive data from the database and a JavaScript snippet to set an admin cookie.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Graugon PHP Article Publisher 1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by ZoRLu · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6929

This exploit demonstrates insecure cookie handling in Article Publisher PRO 1.5, allowing an attacker to bypass authentication by setting arbitrary cookie values for admin or user sessions.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Article Publisher PRO 1.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target's login page · Ability to execute JavaScript in the victim's browser
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34126
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33952
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8133
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49034

Scores

EPSS 0.0276
EPSS Percentile 84.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
graugon/php_article_publisher 1.0
Published Apr 23, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026