CVE-2008-5164

The Rat CMS Pre-Alpha 2 - Cross-Site Scripting via id Parameter or PATH_INFO

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2008-5164. PoCs published by CWH Underground.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes multiple input-validation vulnerabilities in Rat CMS, including SQL injection and XSS, but does not contain actual exploit code. It references a specific version (Pre-Alpha 2) and provides a generic XSS example URL.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in The Rat CMS Pre-Alpha 2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) id parameter to (a) viewarticle.php and (b) viewarticle2.php and the (2) PATH_INFO to viewarticle.php.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by CWH Underground · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31976

The provided text describes multiple input-validation vulnerabilities in Rat CMS, including SQL injection and XSS, but does not contain actual exploit code. It references a specific version (Pre-Alpha 2) and provides a generic XSS example URL.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss | Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Rat CMS Pre-Alpha 2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by CWH Underground · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31975

The provided text describes multiple input-validation vulnerabilities in Rat CMS, including SQL injection and XSS, but does not contain actual exploit code. It outlines potential attack vectors via specific URLs.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss | Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Rat CMS Pre-Alpha 2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target URL
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43378
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493684/100/0/threaded
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29959
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4612

Scores

EPSS 0.0149
EPSS Percentile 70.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
theratstudios/the_rat_cms 2 pre_alpha
Published Nov 19, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026