CVE-2005-0475 SQL injection in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via multiple parameters in paFAQ, potentially compromising database integrity and confidentiality.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-0475?

CVE-2005-0475 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in paFAQ Beta4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL code via the (1) offset, (2) limit, (3) order, or (4) orderby parameter to question.php, (5) offset parameter to answer.php, (6) search_item parameter to search.php, (7) cat_id, (8) cid, or (9) id parameter to comment.php.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-0475?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Php Arena Pafaq.

How do I fix CVE-2005-0475?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-0475 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2005-0475 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-0475 exists.

Public exploit code: 4 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r2c3-vwq2-cqcg.

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