CVE-2008-5264

Tornado Knowledge Retrieval System <4.2 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5264. PoCs published by Unohope.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tornado Knowledge Retrieval System 4.2. The vulnerability arises from improper sanitization of user-supplied input in the 'p' parameter of the searcher.exe endpoint.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in searcher.exe in Tornado Knowledge Retrieval System 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the p parameter in a root action.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Unohope · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31892

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tornado Knowledge Retrieval System 4.2. The vulnerability arises from improper sanitization of user-supplied input in the 'p' parameter of the searcher.exe endpoint.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Tornado Knowledge Retrieval System 4.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable endpoint
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42963
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30623
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29626
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493217/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4655

Scores

EPSS 0.0151
EPSS Percentile 71.0%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
tornado/tornado_knowledge_retrieval_system < 4.2
Published Nov 28, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026