CVE-2008-6813

phpWebNews 0.2 MySQL Edition - SQL Injection via id_kat Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6813. PoCs published by storm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a classic SQL injection vulnerability in phpWebNews v0.2 MySQL Edition. The 'id_kat' parameter is not sanitized, allowing an attacker to inject malicious SQL queries to extract sensitive information such as user credentials.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in phpWebNews 0.2 MySQL Edition allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id_kat parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by storm · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5998

This exploit demonstrates a classic SQL injection vulnerability in phpWebNews v0.2 MySQL Edition. The 'id_kat' parameter is not sanitized, allowing an attacker to inject malicious SQL queries to extract sensitive information such as user credentials.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: phpWebNews v0.2 MySQL Edition
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43684
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30079
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5998

Scores

EPSS 0.0099
EPSS Percentile 57.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
surat_kabar/phpwebnews 0.2
Published May 22, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026