CVE-2008-4438

Datafeed Studio 1.6.2 - Cross-Site Scripting via Search Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4438. PoCs published by Bug Researchers Group.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Datafeed Studio 1.6.2 by injecting a malicious script into the 'q' parameter of search.php. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient input sanitization, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the affected site.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in search.php in Datafeed Studio 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Bug Researchers Group · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32227

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Datafeed Studio 1.6.2 by injecting a malicious script into the 'q' parameter of search.php. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient input sanitization, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Datafeed Studio 1.6.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable search.php endpoint
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31488
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/30660.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30660
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44417

Scores

EPSS 0.0151
EPSS Percentile 71.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
datafeed_studio/datafeed_studio 1.6.2
Published Oct 03, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026