CVE-2008-6438

MacGuru BLOG Engine Plugin 2.1.4-2.2 - SQL Injection via uid Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 4 public exploits for CVE-2008-6438. PoCs published by ZoRLu, Virangar Security.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the e107 Plugin macgurublog_menu via the 'uid' parameter. It allows an attacker to extract user credentials (username and password) from the e107_user table.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in macgurublog_menu/macgurublog.php in the MacGuru BLOG Engine plugin 2.2 for e107 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the uid parameter, a different vector than CVE-2008-2455. NOTE: it was later reported that 2.1.4 is also affected.

Exploits (4)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by ZoRLu · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6856

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in the e107 Plugin macgurublog_menu via the 'uid' parameter. It allows an attacker to extract user credentials (username and password) from the e107_user table.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: e107 Plugin macgurublog_menu (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have the vulnerable e107 Plugin macgurublog_menu installed · The 'uid' parameter must be accessible and unfiltered
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Virangar Security · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6346

This Perl script exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in e107 Plugin BLOG Engine v2.2 to extract admin credentials (username and password hash) from the database. It constructs a malicious SQL query via URL manipulation and parses the response to extract sensitive information.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: e107 Plugin BLOG Engine v2.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL with vulnerable macgurublog.php endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Virangar Security · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6158

This Perl script exploits a blind SQL injection vulnerability in e107 Plugin BLOG Engine v2.2 to extract the admin user's password hash. It uses a brute-force approach to determine each character of the MD5 hash by checking responses from the target server.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: e107 Plugin BLOG Engine v2.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL with vulnerable endpoint · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Virangar Security · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5666

This is a writeup describing a blind SQL injection vulnerability in the e107 Plugin BLOG Engine v2.2. It explains the vulnerability in macgurublog.php where the 'uid' parameter is directly used in a SQL query without sanitization, allowing for blind SQL injection attacks.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: e107 Plugin BLOG Engine v2.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42715
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29344
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/51408
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2468
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30212
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5666
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492506/100/0/threaded
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6346
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6856

Scores

EPSS 0.0340
EPSS Percentile 87.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
e107coders/macguru_blog_engine_plugin 2.2
Published Mar 06, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026