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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVE-2008-7075

High
7.5/10

Summary

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Kalptaru Infotech Ltd. Star Articles 6.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands via (1) the subcatid parameter to article.list.php; or the artid parameter to (2) article.print.php, (3) article.comments.php, (4) article.publisher.php, or (5) article.download.php; and (6) the PATH_INFO to article.download.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL

CWE-89 - SQL Injection

Structured Query Language (SQL) injection attacks are one of the most common types of vulnerabilities. They exploit weaknesses in vulnerable applications to gain unauthorized access to backend databases. This often occurs when an attacker enters unexpected SQL syntax in an input field. The resulting SQL statement behaves in the background in an unintended manner, which allows the possibility of unauthorized data retrieval, data modification, execution of database administration operations, and execution of commands on the operating system.

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