CVE-2008-6420

Social Site Generator 2.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via File Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2008-6420. PoCs published by Stack.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a remote file disclosure vulnerability in Social Site Generator via the 'filedload.php' and 'download.php' scripts. The PoC provides direct URLs to retrieve sensitive files by manipulating the 'file' parameter.

Description

Social Site Generator (SSG) 2.0 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the file parameter to (1) filedload.php, (2) webadmin/download.php, and (3) webadmin/download_file.php.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Stack · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5711

This exploit demonstrates a remote file disclosure vulnerability in Social Site Generator via the 'filedload.php' and 'download.php' scripts. The PoC provides direct URLs to retrieve sensitive files by manipulating the 'file' parameter.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Social Site Generator v2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: access to the vulnerable web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC
webappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5701

The exploit demonstrates SQL injection vulnerabilities in Social Site Generator by providing crafted URLs that extract admin credentials (admin_id and password) from the web_admin table. The attack leverages UNION-based SQLi in multiple endpoints.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Social Site Generator v2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to vulnerable endpoints (display_blog.php, social_my_profile_download.php, social_forum_subcategories.php)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/45864
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5711
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34149
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42781
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/45862
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/45863
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30462

Scores

EPSS 0.0356
EPSS Percentile 87.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
socialsitegenerator/social_site_generator 2.0
Published Mar 06, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026