CVE-2008-2219

C-News 1.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Etape Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2219. PoCs published by ZoRLu.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided code is a writeup describing a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in C-News. It explains the vulnerability and provides a sample exploit URL but does not include functional exploit code.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in install.php in C-News.fr C-News 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the etape parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by ZoRLu · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31714

The provided code is a writeup describing a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in C-News. It explains the vulnerability and provides a sample exploit URL but does not include functional exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: C-News (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable C-News installation
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28989
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42509

Scores

EPSS 0.0144
EPSS Percentile 69.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
c-news.fr/c-news 1.0.1
Published May 14, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026