CVE-2008-6937

Exodus 0.10 - Argument Injection via Encoded Spaces in xmpp:// URI

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2008-6937. PoCs published by Nine:Situations:Group.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a vulnerability in Exodus v0.10 to achieve remote code execution by overwriting a file in the Microsoft Help and Support Center folder via the '-l' argument. The exploit uses a crafted HTML file with malicious links to trigger the vulnerability and execute arbitrary VBScript code.

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in Exodus 0.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary command line arguments, overwrite arbitrary files, and cause a denial of service via encoded spaces in an xmpp:// URI, a different vector than CVE-2008-6935 and CVE-2008-6936. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nine:Situations:Group · htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7167

This exploit leverages a vulnerability in Exodus v0.10 to achieve remote code execution by overwriting a file in the Microsoft Help and Support Center folder via the '-l' argument. The exploit uses a crafted HTML file with malicious links to trigger the vulnerability and execute arbitrary VBScript code.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Exodus v0.10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must click on a malicious link · Netcat listener set up on attacker's machine
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Nine:Situations:Group · textremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7145

This exploit leverages a URI handler vulnerability in Exodus v0.10 to inject arbitrary command-line parameters, allowing file overwrites and potential DoS via malformed URIs. The PoC demonstrates how the 'im://' URI scheme can be abused to manipulate the application's behavior.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Exodus v0.10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Exodus v0.10 installed on Windows · URI handler registered in the system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32729
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52631

Scores

EPSS 0.0321
EPSS Percentile 86.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
jabber/exodus 0.10
Published Aug 11, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026