{"id":"CVE-2008-6162","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-6162","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:52:05.075Z","title":"Bux.to Clone script allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the loggedin cookie to 1 and the usNick cookie to admin.","description":"Bux.to Clone script allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the loggedin cookie to 1 and the usNick cookie to admin.","published":"2009-02-20T06:46:54.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:01:44.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["bux/bux.to clone script"],"epss":{"score":0.02561,"percentile":0.8499,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2008-10-02","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":6652,"kind":"exploit","title":"Bux.to Clone Script - Insecure Cookie Handling","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6652","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/webapps/6652.txt","file":"exploits/php/webapps/6652.txt","published":"2008-10-02","added":"2008-10-01","updated":null,"author":"SirGod","type":"webapps","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-52150","CVE-2008-6162"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31542","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45640","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6652","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31542","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45640","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6652","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6162","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}