CVE-2008-6597
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in upload/install/index.php in PHCDownload 1.1 allows...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in upload/install/index.php in PHCDownload 1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the step parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in upload/install/index.php in PHCDownload 1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the step parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2008-6597- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in upload/install/index.php in PHCDownload 1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the step parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2008-6597- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6560 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in upload/install/index.php in PHCDownload 1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the step parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6560- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2wqp-c8qr-gw2j No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in upload/install/index.php in PHCDownload 1.1 allows...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in upload/install/index.php in PHCDownload 1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the step parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-2wqp-c8qr-gw2j- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PHCDownload 1.1 - '/upload/install/index.php?step' Cross-Site Scripting | 2008-04-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6597 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Phpcredo Phcdownload, published April 3, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.