CVE-2008-1649

EasyNews 4.0 - Cross-Site Scripting via Read Parameter in edp_pupublish Action

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-1649. PoCs published by Khashayar Fereidani.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in EasyNews-40tr to extract admin credentials. It sends a crafted HTTP request to dump usernames and password hashes from the database.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in staticpages/easypublish/index.php in EasyNews 4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the read parameter in an edp_pupublish action.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Khashayar Fereidani · pythonwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5333

This Perl script exploits a SQL injection vulnerability in EasyNews-40tr to extract admin credentials. It sends a crafted HTTP request to dump usernames and password hashes from the database.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: EasyNews-40tr
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL with vulnerable EasyNews-40tr installation
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5333
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41593
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28542
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29624
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490338/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3793

Scores

EPSS 0.0190
EPSS Percentile 76.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
myiosoft/easynews 4.0tr
Published Apr 02, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026