CVE-2008-2566

php-address_book < 3.1.5 - Cross-Site Scripting via Group Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2008-2566. PoCs published by CWH Underground.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates SQL injection and XSS vulnerabilities in PHP-Address Book <= 3.1.5. It provides functional exploit URLs for SQLi via union-based injection in view.php and edit.php, and XSS via the 'group' parameter in index.php.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHP Address Book 3.1.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the group parameter to (1) index.php or (2) the default URI.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by CWH Underground · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5739

The exploit demonstrates SQL injection and XSS vulnerabilities in PHP-Address Book <= 3.1.5. It provides functional exploit URLs for SQLi via union-based injection in view.php and edit.php, and XSS via the 'group' parameter in index.php.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli | Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHP-Address Book <= 3.1.5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
webappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18578

The exploit demonstrates multiple SQL injection and XSS vulnerabilities in PHP Address Book 6.2.12. It provides direct URLs with payloads for blind SQL injection and XSS attacks, confirming the vulnerabilities are exploitable.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli | Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHP Address Book 6.2.12
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30540
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42856
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5739
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99624

Scores

EPSS 0.0153
EPSS Percentile 71.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
php-address_book/php-address_book < 3.1.5
Published Jun 06, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026