CVE-2008-4703

BosDev BosNews 4.0 - SQL Injection via news.php article Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4703. PoCs published by Crackers_Child.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in BosNews v4.0, allowing an attacker to extract username and password from the database via a crafted URL parameter.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in news.php in BosDev BosNews 4.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the article parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Crackers_Child · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5446

This exploit demonstrates a SQL injection vulnerability in BosNews v4.0, allowing an attacker to extract username and password from the database via a crafted URL parameter.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: BosNews v4.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running BosNews v4.0 · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4474
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41806
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28778
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5446

Scores

EPSS 0.0097
EPSS Percentile 57.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
bosdev/bosnews 4
Published Oct 23, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026