CVE-2008-2340 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in News Manager 2.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) lang parameter to (a) advsearch.php, (b) archive.php, and (c) index.php, and the (2) pid parameter to (d) list_tagitems.php.

Published: 2008-05-19

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:news_manager:news_manager:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-2336	Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in News Manager 2.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) lang parameter to (a) advsearch.php, (b) archive.php, and (c) index.php, and the (2) pid parameter to (d) list_tagitems.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00999.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29251
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42461
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5624

History

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Subscriptions

News Manager News Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-05-19T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:58:02.234Z

Reserved: 2008-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2340

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-19T13:20:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:53:34.967

Link: CVE-2008-2340

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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