CVE-2008-2997

Gravity Board X 2.0 Beta - Cross-Site Scripting via Subject Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2997. 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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in index.php in Gravity Board X (GBX) 2.0 Beta allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the subject parameter in a postnewsubmit (aka create new thread) action.

Exploits (1)

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 →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
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
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43021

Scores

EPSS 0.0144
EPSS Percentile 69.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
gravityboardx/gravity_board_x 2.0 beta
Published Jul 03, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026