# CVE-2008-1840: SQL injection in n/a

> Authenticated users can execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted HTTP response header during file uploads 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:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Apr 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vxj3-6c9j-vg4h

## What is CVE-2008-1840?

CVE-2008-1840 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Apr 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in upload.php in Coppermine Photo Gallery (CPG) 1.4.16 and earlier allows remote authenticated users or user-assisted remote HTTP servers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the Content-Type HTTP response header provided by the HTTP server that is used for an upload.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1840?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Coppermine Coppermine Photo Gallery.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-1840?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1840 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-1840 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1840 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-1414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1414/): File upload in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-4283](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4283/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-3558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3558/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2007-1107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1107/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-5622](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5622/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-1840 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-1840 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Apr 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1840 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-2008-1840/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1840/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1840
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1840
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-1840

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1840/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.