# CVE-2006-2827: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the search field in X-Cart, though the vendor disputes the severity and impact.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jun 2006
- **Updated:** 17 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3w7x-89vw-qj79

## What is CVE-2006-2827?

CVE-2006-2827 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in search.php in X-Cart Gold and Pro 4.0.18, and X-Cart 4.1.0 beta 1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the "Search for pattern" field, when the settings specify only "Search in Detailed description" and "Search also in ISBN."  NOTE: the vendor disputed this issue in a comment on the original researcher's blog, saying "the bug does not impose any security threat and remote attackers can't add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database by sending specially-crafted SQL statements to the search.php script using various search parameters." As of 20060605, the original blog entry is unavailable, although ISS also reports the same dispute.  CVE has not been able to investigate this issue further, although the researcher sometimes makes inaccurate claims

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2827?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Qualiteam X-Cart.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-2827?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2827 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-2827 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2827 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2004-0241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0241/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-15285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15285/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2007-4907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4907/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-4904](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4904/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-1822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1822/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-2827 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-2827 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-2827 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2827/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2827/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2827
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2827
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-2827

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2827/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.