Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in The Rat CMS Pre-Alpha 2 allow…
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in The Rat CMS Pre-Alpha 2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) id parameter to (a) viewarticle.php and (b) viewarticle2.php and the (2) PATH_INFO to viewarticle.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01485 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:theratstudios:the_rat_cms:2:pre_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2 pre_alpha | Vulnerable | Theratstudios |
- cpe:2.3:a:theratstudios:the_rat_cms:2:pre_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2 pre_alpha Vulnerable ·Theratstudios
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5164
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4c8w-pff7-v5h9
References
Advisory 1
More Theratstudios The Rat Cms vulnerabilities
- TI-2009-03018 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/add_album.php in The Rat CMS Alpha 2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2008-04914 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in The Rat CMS Pre-Alpha 2 allow remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2008-5164 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5164 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4c8w-pff7-v5h9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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