#VU40992 SQL injection in Piwigo - CVE-2014-9115
Published: December 23, 2014 / Updated: February 7, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40992
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9115
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Piwigo
Piwigo
Software vendor:
Piwigo.org
Piwigo.org
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 passed via the rate parameter to picture.php, related to an improper data type in a comparison of a non-numeric value that begins with a digit. 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.