# CVE-2008-4338: SQL injection in n/a

> Authenticated users with specific permissions can execute arbitrary SQL commands in the Brilliant Gallery Drupal module.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Sep 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m9x3-f4wq-53xg

## What is CVE-2008-4338?

CVE-2008-4338 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Sep 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in the brilliant_gallery_checklist_save function in the bgchecklist/save script in Brilliant Gallery 5.x and 6.x, a module for Drupal, allows remote authenticated users with "access brilliant_gallery" permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) nid, (2) qid, (3) state, and possibly (4) user parameters.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4338?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vacilanda Brilliant Gallery.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-4338?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4338 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-4338 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4338 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-4338 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-4338 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Sep 2008. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4338 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-2008-4338/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4338/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4338
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4338
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4338

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