#VU42669 SQL injection in BigTree CMS - CVE-2013-4879

 

#VU42669 SQL injection in BigTree CMS - CVE-2013-4879

Published: August 14, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42669
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-2013-4879
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
BigTree CMS
Software vendor:
BigTree CMS

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 PATH_INFO to index.php. 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

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

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