CVE-2008-3763

Turnkey PHP Live Helper <2.0.1 - Code Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-3763. PoCs published by GulfTech Security.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The writeup details multiple vulnerabilities in PHP Live Helper <= 2.0.1, including SQL injection, arbitrary variable overwriting, and remote code execution via register globals emulation flaws. It provides technical analysis and proof-of-concept examples for each vulnerability.

Description

Variable overwrite vulnerability in libsecure.php in Turnkey PHP Live Helper 2.0.1 and earlier, when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary variables related to the db config file. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code injection by overwriting the language file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by GulfTech Security · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6261

The writeup details multiple vulnerabilities in PHP Live Helper <= 2.0.1, including SQL injection, arbitrary variable overwriting, and remote code execution via register globals emulation flaws. It provides technical analysis and proof-of-concept examples for each vulnerability.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Sqli | Rce | Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHP Live Helper <= 2.0.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6261
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4178
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495542/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30729
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31521
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44570

Scores

EPSS 0.0258
EPSS Percentile 83.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
turnkeywebtools/php_live_helper 2.0 (7 CPE variants)
turnkeywebtools/php_live_helper < 2.0.1
Published Aug 21, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026