CVE-2008-2449

phpInstantGallery 2.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via Gallery and Imgnum Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2008-2449. PoCs published by ZoRLu.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpInstantGallery due to improper input sanitization. The example demonstrates how an attacker could inject arbitrary script code via the 'gallery' parameter.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Isaac McGowan phpInstantGallery 2.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) gallery parameter to (a) index.php and (b) image.php, and the (2) imgnum parameter to image.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by ZoRLu · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31778

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpInstantGallery due to improper input sanitization. The example demonstrates how an attacker could inject arbitrary script code via the 'gallery' parameter.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpInstantGallery (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by ZoRLu · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31779

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpInstantGallery, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. It includes example URLs demonstrating how an attacker could exploit the vulnerability.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: phpInstantGallery
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable application
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42374
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30524
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29152

Scores

EPSS 0.0148
EPSS Percentile 70.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
ikemcg/phpinstantgallery 2.0
Published May 27, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026