CVE-2009-4888

PHortail 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Poster.php Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-4888. PoCs published by Jonathan Salwan.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an XSS vulnerability in PHORTAIL 1.2.1 by injecting a malicious script into the 'ti' parameter of the poster.php form. The PoC triggers an alert box, proving the vulnerability exists.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in poster.php in PHortail 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) pseudo, (2) email, (3) ti, and (4) txt parameters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Jonathan Salwan · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32844

This exploit demonstrates an XSS vulnerability in PHORTAIL 1.2.1 by injecting a malicious script into the 'ti' parameter of the poster.php form. The PoC triggers an alert box, proving the vulnerability exists.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHORTAIL 1.2.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable PHORTAIL instance
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34203
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34038
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0631
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/52502
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49143

Scores

EPSS 0.0176
EPSS Percentile 75.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
nskate/phortail 1.2.1
Published Jun 11, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026