Theratstudios The Rat CMS 2 viewarticle.php ID sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Theratstudios The Rat CMS 2. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file viewarticle.php. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-5163. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Theratstudios The Rat CMS 2 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file viewarticle.php. The manipulation of the argument id with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in The Rat CMS Pre-Alpha 2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter to (1) viewarticle.php and (2) viewarticle2.php.

The weakness was presented 11/19/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5163 since 11/19/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:viewarticle.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43377), Exploit-DB (31977) and SecurityFocus (BID 29959†). See VDB-45114 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Content Management System

Vendor

Theratstudios

Name

The Rat CMS

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/26/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2309 days 🔍
10/24/2025 +3874 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5163 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5163
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45113
X-Force: 43377 - The Rat CMS viewarticle.php and viewarticle2.php SQL injection
SecurityFocus: 29959 - The Rat CMS Multiple SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/24/2025 14:44
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (53), 12/04/2017 10:47 (7), 10/24/2025 14:44 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.