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

CVE-2020-36112

High
9.8/10

Summary

CSE Bookstore version 1.0 is vulnerable to time-based blind, boolean-based blind and OR error-based SQL injection in pubid parameter in bookPerPub.php and in cart.php. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability will lead to an attacker dumping the entire database on which the web application is running.

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

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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