#VU44303 SQL injection in PHP - CVE-2012-0831

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44303

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0831

CWE-ID: CWE-89

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PHP
Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages

Vendor: PHP Group

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. 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.

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

Vulnerable software versions

PHP: 1.0, 2.0b10, 2.0, 3.0 - 3.0.18, 4.0 - 4.0.7, 4.1.0 - 4.1.2, 4.2.0 - 4.2.3, 4.3.0 - 4.3.11, 4.4.0 - 4.4.9, 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.0 - 5.1.6, 5.2.0 - 5.2.16, 5.3.0 - 5.3.10

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External links
https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080037.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080041.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00013.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00016.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00001.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1307.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/48668
https://secunia.com/advisories/55078
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
https://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=323016
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51954
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1358-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73125
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/92454212/php5_5.3.2-1ubuntu4.13.diff.gz

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.