CVE-2008-5000 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in admin/includes/news.inc.php in PHPX 3.5.16, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via uppercase characters in the news_id parameter.

Published: 2008-11-10

Score: 6.8 Medium

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:phpx:phpx:3.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-4979	SQL injection vulnerability in admin/includes/news.inc.php in PHPX 3.5.16, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via uppercase characters in the news_id parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00949.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32564
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4572
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46548
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6996

History

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Subscriptions

Phpx Phpx

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-10T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:16.898Z

Reserved: 2008-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5000

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-10T14:12:55.983

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:58:55.273

Link: CVE-2008-5000

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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