SQL injection in PHP
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | NO |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2012-0831 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-89 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
PHP Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages |
| Vendor | PHP Group |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) SQL injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU44303
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0831
CWE-ID:
CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsPHP: 1.0 - 5.3.10
External linkshttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080037.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080041.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00001.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1307.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48668
http://secunia.com/advisories/55078
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=323016
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51954
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1358-1
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73125
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/92454212/php5_5.3.2-1ubuntu4.13.diff.gz
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
