CVE-2008-2996

Gravity Board X 2.0 Beta - SQL Injection via searchquery or board_id Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2008-2996. PoCs published by CWH Underground.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in Gravity Board X 2.0 Beta via the thread title field and an SQL injection vulnerability in the search and viewboard functionalities when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled.

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in index.php in Gravity Board X (GBX) 2.0 Beta, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) searchquery parameter in a getsearch action, and the (2) board_id parameter in a viewboard action.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by CWH Underground · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5791

This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in Gravity Board X 2.0 Beta via the thread title field and an SQL injection vulnerability in the search and viewboard functionalities when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Xss | Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Gravity Board X 2.0 Beta
Auth required
Prerequisites: magic_quotes_gpc must be disabled for SQLi · valid session cookie for XSS
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
webappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8350

The exploit demonstrates SQL injection and remote code execution vulnerabilities in Gravity Board X v2.0 BETA. The SQLi extracts user credentials via UNION-based injection, while the RCE leverages improper input sanitization in the admin panel's 'Board Name' field to execute arbitrary PHP code.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli | Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Gravity Board X v2.0 BETA
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to the admin panel for RCE · Valid session or authentication for SQLi
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43022
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29685
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5791
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3970

Scores

EPSS 0.0092
EPSS Percentile 55.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
gravityboardx/gravity_board_x 2.0 beta
Published Jul 03, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026