SQL injection in GeniXCMS - CVE-2017-5517
Published: January 17, 2017 / Updated: April 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4802
CSH Severity: Low
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5517
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MetalGenix
Affected software:
GeniXCMS
GeniXCMS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send specially specially crafted HTTP GET request with SQL operators in the "type" parameter to author.control.php script in GeniXCMS through 0.0.8 and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable website.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5517
Install update from vendor's website.