CVE-2008-5739
SQL injection vulnerability in evb/check_url.php in Pligg CMS 9.9.5 Beta allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the url parameter.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.1%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in evb/check_url.php in Pligg CMS 9.9.5 Beta allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the url parameter.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.08% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 December 2008
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- pligg/pligg cms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://osvdb.org/50913
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4817
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32970
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47571
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7544
- http://osvdb.org/50913
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4817
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32970
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47571
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7544
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.