Is CVE-2008-5589 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5589 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5589?

CVE-2008-5589 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-5589

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD

SQL injection vulnerability in processlogin.asp in Katy Whitton RankEm allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) txtusername parameter (aka username field) or the (2) txtpassword parameter (aka password field). NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-89
EPSS score: 1.0% (63th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5564)
Published: December 16, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5564 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

katywhitton / rankem

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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