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TI-2008-05304 Aliases CVE-2008-5588GHSA-x45c-q2vr-rc56

SQL injection vulnerability in rankup.asp in Katy Whitton RankEm allows remote attackers…

Priority LOW 35CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in rankup.asp in Katy Whitton RankEm allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the siteID parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00967 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:katywhitton:rankem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableKatywhitton
  • cpe:2.3:a:katywhitton:rankem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Katywhitton

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5588
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x45c-q2vr-rc56

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2008-05305 SQL injection vulnerability in processlogin.asp in Katy Whitton RankEm allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2009-00232 Katy Whitton RankEm stores sensitive information under the web root with insufficient… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2009-00231 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in rankup.asp in Katy Whitton RankEm allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources