CVE-2008-4484

Crux Gallery <= 1.32 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Name Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4484. PoCs published by Pepelux.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes an insecure cookie handling vulnerability in Crux Gallery <= 1.32, allowing unauthorized access to the admin panel by manipulating the URL and cookie parameters. It provides examples of URLs to access admin functions without authentication.

Description

main.php in Crux Gallery 1.32 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain administrative access by setting the name parameter to "users," as demonstrated via index.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Pepelux · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6586

The exploit describes an insecure cookie handling vulnerability in Crux Gallery <= 1.32, allowing unauthorized access to the admin panel by manipulating the URL and cookie parameters. It provides examples of URLs to access admin functions without authentication.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Crux Gallery <= 1.32
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application URL
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496763/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45443
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4365
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6586
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31430
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_vim
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2008-October/002083.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32058

Scores

EPSS 0.0257
EPSS Percentile 83.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (7)
crux_software/gallery 1.0
crux_software/gallery 1.1
crux_software/gallery 1.2
crux_software/gallery 1.30
crux_software/gallery 1.31
crux_software/gallery 1.32
crux_software/gallery < 1.32
Published Oct 08, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026