CVE-2008-5588 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in rankup.asp in Katy Whitton RankEm allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the siteID parameter.

Published: 2008-12-16

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:katywhitton:rankem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5563	SQL injection vulnerability in rankup.asp in Katy Whitton RankEm allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the siteID parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00967.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4740
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32659
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47113
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7349

History

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Subscriptions

Katywhitton Rankem

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-12-16T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:47.245Z

Reserved: 2008-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5588

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-12-16T19:07:31.860

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:00:37.697

Link: CVE-2008-5588

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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