CVE-2008-4528

Phlatline Personal Information Manager 1.01 - Path Traversal via Notes.php ID Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 4 public exploits for CVE-2008-4528. PoCs published by Justin Keane, JosS, Stack.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a detailed writeup describing multiple vulnerabilities in pPIM 1.0, including authentication bypass, arbitrary file upload, command execution, and credential exposure. It includes Perl scripts for exploiting file upload and email relay flaws.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in notes.php in Phlatline's Personal Information Manager (pPIM) 1.01 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the id parameter in an edit action.

Exploits (4)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Justin Keane · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8105

This is a detailed writeup describing multiple vulnerabilities in pPIM 1.0, including authentication bypass, arbitrary file upload, command execution, and credential exposure. It includes Perl scripts for exploiting file upload and email relay flaws.

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 application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by JosS · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6667

This exploit demonstrates a Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in pPIM 1.01 due to improper handling of the 'id' parameter in notes.php. The vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the 'id' parameter.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: pPIM 1.01
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's notes.php endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
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 WORKING POC VERIFIED
by BeyazKurt · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6215

The exploit demonstrates a file deletion vulnerability in Ppim v1.0 via the 'upload.php' script and an XSS vulnerability in 'events.php'. It provides clear examples of malicious URLs to trigger these vulnerabilities.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss | Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Ppim v1.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable 'upload.php' and 'events.php' scripts
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6667
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45681
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31571
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4390

Scores

EPSS 0.0255
EPSS Percentile 83.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
phlatline/personal_information_manager 1.01
Published Oct 09, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026