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

CVE-2017-17822

Medium
4.9/10

Summary

The List Users API of Piwigo 2.9.2 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the /admin/user_list_backend.php sSortDir_0 parameter. An attacker can exploit this to gain access to the data in a connected MySQL database.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • NONE

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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