SQL injection in Wec Discussion - CVE-2011-1722
Published: December 27, 2016 / Updated: March 16, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU2924
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1722
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Webempoweredchurch
Affected software:
Wec Discussion
Wec Discussion
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in vulnerable application.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed editpost.php script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in the back-end database.
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable website.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.