CVE-2006-2048

phpWebFTP 2.3 - Cross-Site Scripting via Port, Server, or User Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-2048. PoCs published by arko.dhar.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in phpWebFTP due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input via HTTP POST. The PoC includes various payloads injected into parameters like 'server', 'port', and 'user' to trigger arbitrary script execution in a user's browser context.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in index.php in Edwin van Wijk phpWebFTP 2.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) port, (2) server, and (3) user parameters. NOTE: it is possible that the affected version is actually 3.2.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by arko.dhar · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27735

This exploit demonstrates multiple XSS vulnerabilities in phpWebFTP due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input via HTTP POST. The PoC includes various payloads injected into parameters like 'server', 'port', and 'user' to trigger arbitrary script execution in a user's browser context.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpWebFTP (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable phpWebFTP instance · Ability to craft malicious URLs or POST requests
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1530
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26067
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/24975
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431985/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/786
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17688
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19827

Scores

EPSS 0.0209
EPSS Percentile 79.7%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
phpwebftp/phpwebftp 2.3
Published Apr 26, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026