CVE-2008-4427

Phlatline Personal Information Manager < 1.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Change

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2008-4427. PoCs published by Stack.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates two vulnerabilities in Ppim v1.0: an unauthenticated password change and an arbitrary file upload leading to remote code execution. The PoC provides direct URLs and steps to exploit these flaws.

Description

changepassword.php in Phlatline's Personal Information Manager (pPIM) 1.0 and earlier does not require administrative authentication, which allows remote attackers to change arbitrary passwords.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Stack · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6231

The exploit demonstrates two vulnerabilities in Ppim v1.0: an unauthenticated password change and an arbitrary file upload leading to remote code execution. The PoC provides direct URLs and steps to exploit these flaws.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Ppim v1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP
webappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8105

This is a detailed technical analysis of multiple vulnerabilities in pPIM 1.0, including authentication bypass, arbitrary file upload, command execution, and credential exposure. It provides proof-of-concept Perl scripts and explains the root causes of each flaw.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Rce | Auth Bypass | Info Leak | Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: pPIM 1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target pPIM installation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
webappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6215

This exploit demonstrates two vulnerabilities in Ppim v1.0: an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability via the 'upload.php' script and a reflected XSS vulnerability in 'events.php'. The file deletion exploit allows an attacker to delete arbitrary files by manipulating the 'file' parameter, while the XSS exploit injects malicious scripts via the 'date' parameter.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss | Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Ppim v1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31424
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30627
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4349
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6231
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44389

Scores

EPSS 0.0299
EPSS Percentile 85.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
phlatline/personal_information_manager < 1.0
Published Oct 03, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026