CVE-2008-5589

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-12-16 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-89

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.

Affected products

Katywhitton Rankem: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33012
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4746
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32686
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47114
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7350
http://secunia.com/advisories/33012
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4746
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32686
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47114
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7350

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