CVE-2008-5164 json
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in The Rat CMS Pre-Alpha 2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTM…
published 2008-11-19 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5142
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 2
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in The Rat CMS Pre-Alpha 2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) id parameter to (a) viewarticle.php and (b) viewarticle2.php and the (2) PATH_INFO to viewarticle.php.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-31976)
- Published
Exploit prediction
1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-31976 The Rat CMS - 'viewarticle2.php?id' Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2008-06-26
- EDB-31975 The Rat CMS - 'viewarticle.php' Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities webapps, 2008-06-26
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29959 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/29959
vdb-entry, exploit
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/43378
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/493684/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/4612
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-5164
- NVD CVE-2008-5164
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