CVE-2008-6849

phpGreetCards 3.7 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via File Upload

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6849. PoCs published by ahmadbady.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a file upload vulnerability in phpGreetCards, allowing remote shell upload and XSS via the 'category' parameter. The PoC provides a dork and instructions for exploitation.

Description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in index.php in phpGreetCards 3.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a via a link that is listed by userfiles/number_shell.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by ahmadbady · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7561

This exploit demonstrates a file upload vulnerability in phpGreetCards, allowing remote shell upload and XSS via the 'category' parameter. The PoC provides a dork and instructions for exploitation.

Classification
Working Poc 80%
Attack Type
Rce | Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpGreetCards (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running phpGreetCards with exposed 'userfiles' directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7561
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/50988
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32995
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33304
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3510
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47591

Scores

EPSS 0.0233
EPSS Percentile 81.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
w2b/phpgreetcards 3.7
Published Jul 07, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026