CVE-2008-1862

exbb_italia < 0.2.2 - Remote File Inclusion via new_exbb[home_path] or exbb[home_path] Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-1862. PoCs published by The:Paradox.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a technical analysis of a file inclusion vulnerability in ExBB <= 0.22, detailing how the patch fails to address the issue due to register_globals being enabled and incomplete variable sanitization.

Description

ExBB Italia 0.22 and earlier only checks GET requests that use the QUERY_STRING for certain path manipulations, which allows remote attackers to bypass this check via (1) POST or (2) COOKIE variables, a different vector than CVE-2006-4488. NOTE: this can be leveraged to conduct PHP remote file inclusion attacks via a URL in the (a) new_exbb[home_path] or (b) exbb[home_path] parameter to modules/threadstop/threadstop.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by The:Paradox · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5405

This is a technical analysis of a file inclusion vulnerability in ExBB <= 0.22, detailing how the patch fails to address the issue due to register_globals being enabled and incomplete variable sanitization.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ExBB <= 0.22
No auth needed
Prerequisites: register_globals enabled · allow_url_fopen enabled · allow_url_include enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5405
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29739
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41708

Scores

EPSS 0.0308
EPSS Percentile 86.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-20 CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
exbb/exbb_italia < 0.2.2
Published Apr 17, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026