CVE-2008-6189 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in GForge 4.5.19 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the offset parameter to (1) new/index.php, (2) news/index.php, and (3) top/topusers.php, which is not properly handled in database-pgsql.php.

Published: 2009-02-19

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gforge:gforge:4.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-6159	SQL injection vulnerability in GForge 4.5.19 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the offset parameter to (1) new/index.php, (2) news/index.php, and (3) top/topusers.php, which is not properly handled in database-pgsql.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 0.02321.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://gforge.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=5552&group_id=1&atid=105
http://secunia.com/advisories/32217
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45802

History

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Subscriptions

Gforge Gforge

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-19T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:20:25.349Z

Reserved: 2009-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6189

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-19T18:30:00.420

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:01:46.910

Link: CVE-2008-6189

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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