CVE-2008-6333

RSS Simple News - SQL Injection via pid Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6333. PoCs published by Piker.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a SQL injection vulnerability in RSS Simple News to read arbitrary files from the server. It constructs a malicious SQL query via the 'pid' parameter in 'news.php' and uses the 'load_file' function to retrieve the file content.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in news.php in RSS Simple News (RSSSN), when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the pid parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Piker · perlwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7541

This exploit leverages a SQL injection vulnerability in RSS Simple News to read arbitrary files from the server. It constructs a malicious SQL query via the 'pid' parameter in 'news.php' and uses the 'load_file' function to retrieve the file content.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: RSS Simple News (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: magic_quotes_gpc=off · target file path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32962
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7541

Scores

EPSS 0.0085
EPSS Percentile 53.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
matthew_general/rss_simple_news
Published Feb 27, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026