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

CVE-2017-20017

Medium
6.3/10

Summary

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding up to 11.1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /timeline2.php. The manipulation of the argument primaryID leads to sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 11.1.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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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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