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
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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
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://www.z0rlu.ownspace.org/index.php?/archives/70-cnews-1.0.1-XSS.html
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