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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2009-2642 json

index.php in Desi Short URL Script 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by setting the logged cookie to 1 and the uid cooki…

published 2009-07-28 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2636

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

index.php in Desi Short URL Script 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by setting the logged cookie to 1 and the uid cookie to an integer value, as demonstrated by a value of 13.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-8925)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-8925 Desi Short URL Script - (Authentication Bypass) Insecure Cookie Handling webapps, 2009-06-10

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

References

Sources

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