SQL injection in TestLink - CVE-2012-0939

 

SQL injection in TestLink - CVE-2012-0939

Published: August 14, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41403
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0939
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: testlink.org
Affected software:
TestLink

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 passed via the req_spec_id parameter to (1) reqSpecAnalyse.php, (2) reqSpecPrint.php, or (3) reqSpecView.php in requirements/. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-0939

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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