CVE-2008-5589

Katy Whitton RankEm - SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5589. PoCs published by AlpHaNiX.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a classic SQL injection vulnerability in the login mechanism of the RankEm application. It bypasses authentication by injecting a tautology into the username and password fields.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in processlogin.asp in Katy Whitton RankEm allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) txtusername parameter (aka username field) or the (2) txtpassword parameter (aka password field). NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by AlpHaNiX · textwebappsasp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7350

This exploit demonstrates a classic SQL injection vulnerability in the login mechanism of the RankEm application. It bypasses authentication by injecting a tautology into the username and password fields.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: RankEm (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the login page of the vulnerable application
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/47114
Exploit third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33012
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4746
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32686
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7350

Scores

EPSS 0.0100
EPSS Percentile 58.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
katywhitton/rankem
Published Dec 16, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026