SQL injection in Metinfo - CVE-2020-20800

 

SQL injection in Metinfo - CVE-2020-20800

Published: September 30, 2020 / Updated: October 3, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47297
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-20800
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Metinfo
Software vendor:
Metinfo

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 install/index.php?action=adminsetup&cndata=yes&endata=yes&showdata=yes URI. 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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