CVE-2008-2673

powie pNews 2.08 and 2.10 - SQL Injection via shownews Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2673. PoCs published by Cr@zy_King.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in pNews 2.08, allowing an attacker to extract sensitive information such as usernames and passwords from the database. The PoC uses a UNION-based SQL injection to retrieve data from the 'table' table.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in Powie pNews 2.08 and 2.10, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the shownews parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Cr@zy_King · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5768

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in pNews 2.08, allowing an attacker to extract sensitive information such as usernames and passwords from the database. The PoC uses a UNION-based SQL injection to retrieve data from the 'table' table.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: pNews 2.08
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29617
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42951
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30577
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5768

Scores

EPSS 0.0101
EPSS Percentile 58.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (2)
powie/pnews 2.08
powie/pnews 2.10
Published Jun 12, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026