CVE-2008-5000 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.9% (pctl 60)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in admin/includes/news.inc.php in PHPX 3.5.16, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via uppercase characters in the news_id parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 0.95% — more likely to be exploited than 60% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-89 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-11-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| phpx | phpx |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHPX 3.5.16 - 'news_id' SQL Injection | 2008-11-05 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32564
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4572
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46548
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6996
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32564
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4572
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46548
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6996
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