CVE-2008-3566

ZoneO-soft freeForum 1.7 - Cross-Site Scripting via acuparam Parameter or PATH_INFO

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-3566. PoCs published by ahmadbady.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in freeForum 1.7 by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code via unsanitized user input in URL parameters. The PoC includes multiple attack vectors to trigger the XSS payload.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ZoneO-soft freeForum 1.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the acuparam parameter to (1) the default URI or (2) index.php, or (3) the PATH_INFO to index.php. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by ahmadbady · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32139

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in freeForum 1.7 by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code via unsanitized user input in URL parameters. The PoC includes multiple attack vectors to trigger the XSS payload.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: freeForum 1.7
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable freeForum instance · Ability to craft malicious URLs
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31349
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30509
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/30509.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44178

Scores

EPSS 0.0146
EPSS Percentile 70.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
zoneo-soft/freeforum 1.7
Published Aug 10, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026