admin.php in phpMyBlockchecker 1.0.0055 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the PHPM…

published 2009-07-08 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2378

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 6.2%; EPSS 6.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

admin.php in phpMyBlockchecker 1.0.0055 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the PHPMYBCAdmin cookie to LOGGEDIN.

Timeline

2009-06-30 First public exploit (EDB-9053)
2009-07-08 Published

Exploit prediction

6.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-9053 phpMyBlockchecker 1.0.0055 - Insecure Cookie Handling webapps, 2009-06-30
osvdb.org http://osvdb.org/55505 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/9053
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
osvdb.org /55505
vdb-entry, broken-link, exploit
secunia.com /advisories/35660
third-party-advisory, broken-link, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/51445
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2009-2382
NVD CVE-2009-2382

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Summary