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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-2443 · published 31 December 2004

CVE-2004-2443: Jaws vulnerability

Jaws · Jaws

Jaws 0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and via an HTTP request to admin.php with the logged cookie set to the MD5 hash of a null password, which is compared against the logged session variable by the logged_on function in application.php.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 8.8% · top 5.0%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
8.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
10References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Jaws 0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and via an HTTP request to admin.php with the logged cookie set to the MD5 hash of a null password, which is compared against the logged session variable by the logged_on function in application.php.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0226.html Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010651 ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/7724
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10670
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16622
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-07/0226.html Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010651 ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/7724
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10670
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16622

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-2443), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.