CVE-2008-4524

AdaptCMS 1.3 - SQL Injection via Check User Feature

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4524. PoCs published by StAkeR.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a blind SQL injection vulnerability in AdaptCMS Lite <= 1.3 by brute-forcing the password hash of a specified user ID via ASCII character extraction. It uses LWP::UserAgent to send crafted POST requests to the vulnerable endpoint.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the "Check User" feature (includes/check_user.php) in AdaptCMS Lite and AdaptCMS Pro 1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the user_name parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by StAkeR · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6662

This Perl script exploits a blind SQL injection vulnerability in AdaptCMS Lite <= 1.3 by brute-forcing the password hash of a specified user ID via ASCII character extraction. It uses LWP::UserAgent to send crafted POST requests to the vulnerable endpoint.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: AdaptCMS Lite <= 1.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL with vulnerable AdaptCMS installation · Valid user ID to extract password hash
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31557
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45642
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4392
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6662
Patch, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32171

Scores

EPSS 0.0138
EPSS Percentile 80.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (2)
adaptcms/adaptcms 1.3 unknown (2 CPE variants)
adaptcms/adaptcms 0Packagist
Published Oct 09, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026