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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2008-6231 json

Pre Classified Listing PHP allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the (1) adminname and…

published 2009-02-20 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6201

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Pre Classified Listing PHP allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the (1) adminname and the (2) adminid cookies to "admin".

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7000)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7000 Pre Classified Listings - Insecure Cookie Handling webapps, 2008-11-05
  • EDB-6998 Pre Shopping Mall - Insecure Cookie Handling webapps, 2008-11-05

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.