CVE-2008-6001

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-01-28 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

index.php in ADN Forum 1.0b and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain sysop access via a fpusuario cookie composed of an initial sysop: string, an arbitrary password field, and a final :sysop:0 string.

Affected products

Adnforum: through 1.0b

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/18300
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31383
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45400
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6557
http://secunia.com/advisories/18300
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31383
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45400
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6557

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