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CVE-2012-5098

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Php-X-Links, possibly 1.0, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) id parameter to rate.php, (2) cid parameter to view.php, or (3) t parameter to pop.php.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.15%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.1%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Php-X-Links, possibly 1.0, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) id parameter to rate.php, (2) cid parameter to view.php, or (3) t parameter to pop.php.

CVSS 2.0
7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
1.15% probability · 67th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 2 January 2012
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-89
Affected
j waite/php-x-links
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.15%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.1% 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.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-18298source ↗PHP-X-Links Script - SQL Injectionphp · H4ckCity Security Teamwebapps2 January 2012yes

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