#VU4802 SQL injection in GeniXCMS - CVE-2017-5517 

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#VU4802 SQL injection in GeniXCMS - CVE-2017-5517

Published: January 17, 2017 / Updated: April 5, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU4802
Vulnerability risk: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5517
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GeniXCMS
Software vendor:
MetalGenix

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.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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