SQL injection in Plesk - CVE-2012-1557
Published: January 11, 2017 / Updated: March 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4155
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-2012-1557
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Parallels
Affected software:
Plesk
Plesk
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. 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 unauthorized access to the vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-1557
Install update from vendor's website.