CVE-2008-0920

OSSIM < 0.9.9 - Authenticated SQL Injection via portname Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-0920. PoCs published by Marcin Kopec.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The document describes SQL injection and XSS vulnerabilities in OSSIM 0.9.9rc5, providing specific exploit URLs and technical details about the flaws. It includes proof-of-concept payloads for both vulnerabilities.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in port/modifyportform.php in Open Source Security Information Management (OSSIM) 0.9.9 rc5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the portname parameter, which is not properly handled by a validation regular expression.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Marcin Kopec · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5171

The document describes SQL injection and XSS vulnerabilities in OSSIM 0.9.9rc5, providing specific exploit URLs and technical details about the flaws. It includes proof-of-concept payloads for both vulnerabilities.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Sqli | Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: OSSIM 0.9.9rc5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the OSSIM web interface
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27927
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3689
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488617/100/0/threaded
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5171
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488450/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29046

Scores

EPSS 0.0101
EPSS Percentile 58.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
open_source_security_information_management/os-sim < 0.9.9
Published Feb 22, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026