SQL injection in SRS Simple Hits Counter - CVE-2020-5766
Published: July 15, 2020 / Updated: July 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29923
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5766
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Atif N
Affected software:
SRS Simple Hits Counter
SRS Simple Hits Counter
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "srs_simple_hits_counter" function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and gain sensitive information on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5766
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