Alex News-Engine newscomments.php SQL injection
| alexnews-newscomments-sql-injection (26946) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Alex News-Engine is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the newscomments.php script using the 'newsid' parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jun 05 2006 - 02:42:55 CDT : ewsEngine <= 1.5.0(newscomments.php) Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability.
- ScriptEngine.de: ScriptEngine.de - PHP and MySQL Solutions.
- BID-18274: Alex NewsEngine Newscomments.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2879: SQL injection vulnerability in newscomments.php in Alex News-Engine 1.5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the newsid parameter.
- SA20469: Alex News-Engine "newsid" Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2151: Alex News-Engine newsid Variable Handling Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- ScriptEngine.de Alex News-Engine 1.5.0 and prior
Reported:
Jun 05, 2006
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