PHPKB comment.php SQL injection
| phpkb-comment-sql-injection (41769) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHPKB is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the comment.php script using the ID parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
Platforms Affected:
- Chadha Software Technologies, PHPKB 1.5
Remedy:
No remedy available as of April 2008.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- PHPKB Web site, Knowledge Base Software: PHPKB, PHP Knowledge Base Script, FAQ Software at http://www.knowledgebase-script.com/.
- BID-28739: PHPKB 'comment.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1909: SQL injection vulnerability in comment.php in PHP Knowledge Base (PHPKB) 1.5 and 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ID parameter.
- SA29791: phpkb Knowledge Base "ID" SQL Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
Apr 11, 2008
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