CVE-2012-2437

ar web content manager 2.2 - Unauthenticated Improper Authentication via cookie_gen.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-2437. PoCs published by Sooel Son.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass and security bypass in AWCM 2.2 via cookie manipulation and form submission. The PoC shows how to set arbitrary cookies and inject comments without proper authorization.

Description

cookie_gen.php in ar web content manager (AWCM) 2.2 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to generate arbitrary cookies via the name parameter in conjunction with the content parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Sooel Son · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38015

This exploit demonstrates an authentication bypass and security bypass in AWCM 2.2 via cookie manipulation and form submission. The PoC shows how to set arbitrary cookies and inject comments without proper authorization.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AWCM 2.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target AWCM instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79926
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/117975/AWCM-2.2-Access-Bypass.html
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0039.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0243
EPSS Percentile 82.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
awcm-cms/ar_web_content_manager 2.2
Published Nov 26, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026