CVE-2008-6291
Acc PHP eMail 1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access...
Acc PHP eMail 1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the NEWSLETTERLOGIN cookie to "admin".
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Acc PHP eMail 1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the NEWSLETTERLOGIN cookie to "admin".
- Record
CVE-2008-6291- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Acc PHP eMail 1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the NEWSLETTERLOGIN cookie to "admin".
- Record
CVE-2008-6291- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6261 No score
Acc PHP eMail 1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the NEWSLETTERLOGIN cookie to "admin".
- Record
EUVD-2008-6261- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pjgc-wj6x-vh52 No score
Acc PHP eMail 1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access...
Acc PHP eMail 1.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting the NEWSLETTERLOGIN cookie to "admin".
- Record
GHSA-pjgc-wj6x-vh52- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Acc PHP eMail 1.1 - Insecure Cookie Handling | 2008-11-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6291 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Accscripts Acc Php Email, published February 26, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.45%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.