# CVE-2006-3249: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote attackers could potentially execute arbitrary SQL commands via the page parameter in Phorum, though the vendor disputes this vulnerability.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jun 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8mw2-4xfj-9rvq

## What is CVE-2006-3249?

CVE-2006-3249 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Phorum Phorum, published on 27 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 Phorum 5.1.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the page parameter.  NOTE: the vendor has disputed this report, stating "If a non positive integer or non-integer is used for the page parameter for a search URL, the search query will use a negative number for the LIMIT clause. This causes the query to break, showing no results.  It IS NOT however a sql injection error."  While the original report is from a researcher with mixed accuracy, as of 20060703, CVE does not have any additional information regarding this issue

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3249?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phorum Phorum.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-3249?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-3249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Phorum Phorum

- [CVE-2003-1487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1487/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-1466](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1466/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-2338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2338/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-2339](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2339/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-6550](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-6550/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3249 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-3249 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Phorum Phorum, published on 27 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-2006-3249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Phorum Phorum. 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-2006-3249/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3249/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3249
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3249
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3249

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3249/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.