CVE-2005-3996 SQL injection in n/a

What is CVE-2005-3996?

CVE-2005-3996 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Dec 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in admin/password_forgotten.php in Zen Cart 1.2.6d and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the admin_email parameter.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3996?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zen-Cart Zen Cart.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3996?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3996 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-2005-3996 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-3996 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2006-0697 Missing authorization in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2015-8352 Path traversal in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-11675 Authenticated RCE in Zen Cart 1.5.5e High 8.8
• CVE-2024-5762 Zen Cart findPluginAdminPage Local File Inclusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability High 8.1
• CVE-2009-4323 Information disclosure in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-qh8c-7g9x-xwm7.