# CVE-2008-0504: SQL injection in n/a

> Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary SQL commands via vulnerable parameters in Coppermine Photo Gallery.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jan 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jxr4-9m47-rq8f

## What is CVE-2008-0504?

CVE-2008-0504 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) before 1.4.15 allow remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) albumid, (2) startpic, and (3) numpics parameters to util.php; and (4) cid_array parameter to reviewcom.php.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0504?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Coppermine-Gallery Coppermine Photo Gallery.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0504?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0504 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0504 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0504 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Coppermine Photo Gallery 1.4.10 - 'cpg1410_xek.php' SQL Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-53868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53868/): Coppermine Gallery 1.6.25 Remote Code Execution via Plugin Upload (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2008-3486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3486/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-3481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3481/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-14478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14478/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2014-4612](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4612/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0504 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0504 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-0504 exists.

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-2008-0504/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0504/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0504
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0504
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0504

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