CVE-2008-5759

FlatnuX CMS 2008-12-11 - Cross-Site Scripting via Name Parameter in 08_Files Module

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5759.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in Flatnux 3 by injecting malicious HTML/JavaScript into a file upload form, which steals cookies from visitors. The PoC includes a PHP script to capture the stolen cookies.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FlatnuX CMS (aka Flatnuke3) 2008-12-11 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the name parameter in an updaterecord action to index.php in the 08_Files module. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
webappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7461

This exploit demonstrates a stored XSS vulnerability in Flatnux 3 by injecting malicious HTML/JavaScript into a file upload form, which steals cookies from visitors. The PoC includes a PHP script to capture the stolen cookies.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Flatnux 3
Auth required
Prerequisites: User registration · Authentication · File upload access
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33175
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47367

Scores

EPSS 0.0120
EPSS Percentile 64.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
flatnux/flatnux 2008-12-11
Published Dec 30, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026