CVE-2008-2912

Contenido CMS 4.8.4 - Remote Code Execution via Multiple PHP File Inclusion Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2912. PoCs published by RoMaNcYxHaCkEr.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates multiple RFI (Remote File Inclusion) and XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) vulnerabilities in Contenido CMS version 4.8.4. The RFI vulnerabilities allow remote code execution by including malicious files via manipulated parameters, while the XSS vulnerability enables arbitrary JavaScript execution.

Description

Multiple PHP remote file inclusion vulnerabilities in Contenido CMS 4.8.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the (1) contenido_path parameter to (a) contenido/backend_search.php; the (2) cfg[path][contenido] parameter to (b) move_articles.php, (c) move_old_stats.php, (d) optimize_database.php, (e) run_newsletter_job.php, (f) send_reminder.php, (g) session_cleanup.php, and (h) setfrontenduserstate.php in contenido/cronjobs/, and (i) includes/include.newsletter_jobs_subnav.php and (j) plugins/content_allocation/includes/include.right_top.php in contenido/; the (3) cfg[path][templates] parameter to (k) includes/include.newsletter_jobs_subnav.php and (l) plugins/content_allocation/includes/include.right_top.php in contenido/; and the (4) cfg[templates][right_top_blank] parameter to (m) plugins/content_allocation/includes/include.right_top.php and (n) contenido/includes/include.newsletter_jobs_subnav.php in contenido/, different vectors than CVE-2006-5380.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by RoMaNcYxHaCkEr · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5810

This exploit demonstrates multiple RFI (Remote File Inclusion) and XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) vulnerabilities in Contenido CMS version 4.8.4. The RFI vulnerabilities allow remote code execution by including malicious files via manipulated parameters, while the XSS vulnerability enables arbitrary JavaScript execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce | Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Contenido CMS 4.8.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target application · PHP remote file inclusion enabled on the server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29719
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5810
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30683
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43103

Scores

EPSS 0.0238
EPSS Percentile 81.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
contenido/contenido_cms 4.8.4
Published Jun 30, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026