CVE-2008-6437

PHPFreeForum < 1.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via Error Message or Menu Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2008-6437. PoCs published by tan_prathan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpFreeForum, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject arbitrary script code via the 'message' parameter in the error.php page.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHPFreeForum 1.0 RC2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) message parameter to error.php, and the (2) nickname and (3) randomid parameters to part/menu.php.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by tan_prathan · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31821

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpFreeForum, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject arbitrary script code via the 'message' parameter in the error.php page.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpFreeForum (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's error.php page
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by tan_prathan · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31822

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpFreeForum, where user-supplied input via the 'nickname' and 'randomid' parameters in menu.php is not properly sanitized. This allows arbitrary script execution in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpFreeForum (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable phpFreeForum instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42586
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492445/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30372
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/45608
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/45607
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29337

Scores

EPSS 0.0051
EPSS Percentile 66.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
lukas_waldauf/phpfreeforum < 1.0
Published Mar 06, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026