CVE-2008-6597 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHCDownload 1.1, specifically within the upload/install/index.php file, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the 'step' parameter. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, requiring no authentication, and primarily impacting integrity (data manipulation) rather than confidentiality or availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phpcredo:phcdownload:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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