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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2008-5816 json

SQL injection vulnerability in repository.php in ILIAS 3.7.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the…

published 2009-01-02 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5786

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in repository.php in ILIAS 3.7.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ref_id parameter.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7570)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7570 ILIAS 3.7.4 - 'ref_id' Blind SQL Injection webapps, 2008-12-24
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33006 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.