CVE-2008-5196

HIGH 7.5CVE-2008-5196 · Published 21/11/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-5196 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting the kroax module (php-fusion).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.97%, higher than 61.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
the kroax module php-fusion	`≤ 4.42`	No fix yet

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in kroax.php in the Kroax (the_kroax) 4.42 and earlier module for PHP-Fusion allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the category parameter.

References

securityreason.com/securityalert/4639
securityfocus.com/bid/29976 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43462
exploit-db.com/exploits/5942

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