CVE-2008-3117

phpmotion < 2.0 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload via update_profile.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-3117. PoCs published by EgiX.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a remote shell upload vulnerability in PHPmotion <= 2.0 by bypassing MIME type checks in the update_profile.php file. It includes authentication bypass via registration, SQL injection for data retrieval, and a PHP shell upload with command execution capabilities.

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in update_profile.php in PHPmotion 2.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a .php file with a content type of (1) image/gif, (2) image/jpeg, or (3) image/pjpeg, then accessing it via a direct request to the file under pictures/.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by EgiX · phpwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5938

This exploit demonstrates a remote shell upload vulnerability in PHPmotion <= 2.0 by bypassing MIME type checks in the update_profile.php file. It includes authentication bypass via registration, SQL injection for data retrieval, and a PHP shell upload with command execution capabilities.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHPmotion <= 2.0
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the target · PHPmotion installation with default configuration
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5938
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29949
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43375

Scores

EPSS 0.0325
EPSS Percentile 86.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
phpmotion/phpmotion 1.0
phpmotion/phpmotion < 2.0
Published Jul 10, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026