PT-2008-6817 · Gnews · Inews Publisher

Alphanix · Published 2008-12-30 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-5767

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions gNews Publisher (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This is achieved by exploiting the authorID parameter in the "authors.asp" page.

Recommendations For all affected versions, consider restricting access to the authorID parameter in the "authors.asp" page to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5767

Affected Products

Inews Publisher

References · 5

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/32883 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7495 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5767 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33118 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4829 · Note