CVE-2008-6856
Xigla Software Absolute News Manager.NET 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and...
Xigla Software Absolute News Manager.NET 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting a cookie to a certain value.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Xigla Software Absolute News Manager.NET 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting a cookie to a certain value.
- Record
CVE-2008-6856- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Xigla Software Absolute News Manager.NET 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting a cookie to a certain value.
- Record
CVE-2008-6856- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6816 No score
Xigla Software Absolute News Manager.NET 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting a cookie to a certain value.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6816- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9xr4-5399-5v72 No score
Xigla Software Absolute News Manager.NET 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and...
Xigla Software Absolute News Manager.NET 5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access by setting a cookie to a certain value.
- Record
GHSA-9xr4-5399-5v72- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Absolute News Manager 5.1 - Insecure Cookie Handling | 2008-10-31 |
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-2008-6856 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Xigla Absolute News Manager.net, published July 14, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.54%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.