CVE-2008-3954

AlstraSoft Forum Pay Per Post Exchange - SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2008-3954. PoCs published by r45c4l.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Alstrasoft Forum via the 'catid' parameter in the 'forum_catview' menu. It allows an attacker to extract admin and user credentials by manipulating the SQL query through a UNION-based attack.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in AlstraSoft Forum Pay Per Post Exchange allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cat parameter in a showcat action.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by r45c4l · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6401

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Alstrasoft Forum via the 'catid' parameter in the 'forum_catview' menu. It allows an attacker to extract admin and user credentials by manipulating the SQL query through a UNION-based attack.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Alstrasoft Forum (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by r45c4l · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6396

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Altrasoft Forum, allowing an attacker to extract admin and user credentials via crafted SQL queries in the 'cat' parameter.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AlstraSoft Forum (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4233
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31048
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2508
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020829
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6396
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44932

Scores

EPSS 0.0118
EPSS Percentile 63.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
alstrasoft/forum_pay_per_post_exchange
Published Sep 11, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026