CVE-2008-6143
OwenPoll 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access...
OwenPoll 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a modified account name in the username cookie.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
OwenPoll 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a modified account name in the username cookie.
- Record
CVE-2008-6143- 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
OwenPoll 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a modified account name in the username cookie.
- Record
CVE-2008-6143- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6113 No score
OwenPoll 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a modified account name in the username cookie.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6113- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vq65-25j7-7m98 No score
OwenPoll 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access...
OwenPoll 1.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain administrative access via a modified account name in the username cookie.
- Record
GHSA-vq65-25j7-7m98- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | OwenPoll 1.0 - Insecure Cookie Handling | 2008-12-28 |
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-2008-6143 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Owentechkenya Owenpoll, published February 16, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.12%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.