CVE-2005-2896
SQL injection vulnerability in WEB//NEWS 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) wn_userpw parameter to…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 1.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 32% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
SQL injection vulnerability in WEB//NEWS 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) wn_userpw parameter to startup.php, (2) cat, (3) id, or (4) stof parameter to news.php, or (5) id parameter to print.php.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 3 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB3 entries
- Stylemotion WEB//NEWS 1.4 - 'startup.php' Cookie SQL Injection (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 26234webapps, phppublished 8 Sept 2005Verified
- Stylemotion WEB//NEWS 1.4 - 'news.php' Multiple SQL Injections (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 26235webapps, phppublished 8 Sept 2005Verified
- Stylemotion WEB//NEWS 1.4 - 'print.php?id' SQL Injection (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 26236webapps, phppublished 8 Sept 2005Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
4
- 20050907 [NewAngels Advisory #5] Stylemotion WEB//NEWS 1.4 Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 16727 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- web-news-sql-injection(22179) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 14776 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-2896 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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