CVE-2008-4347

Powie pNews 2.03 - SQL Injection via newsid Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4347. PoCs published by r45c4l.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Powie's pNews v2.03 via the 'newsid' parameter in newskom.php. It extracts plaintext usernames and passwords from the 'pl_user' table using a UNION-based SQLi attack.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in newskom.php in Powie pNews 2.03 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the newsid parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by r45c4l · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6447

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in Powie's pNews v2.03 via the 'newsid' parameter in newskom.php. It extracts plaintext usernames and passwords from the 'pl_user' table using a UNION-based SQLi attack.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Powie's pNews v2.03
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target application must be Powie's pNews v2.03 · The 'newskom.php' script must be accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6447
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31160
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45114

Scores

EPSS 0.0100
EPSS Percentile 58.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
powie/pnews 2.03
Published Sep 30, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026