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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2008-5490 json

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in PHPStore Yahoo Answers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id par…

published 2008-12-12 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5467

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in PHPStore Yahoo Answers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7131)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7131 yahoo answers - 'id' SQL Injection webapps, 2008-11-16
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32316 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.