# CVE-2008-5877: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands in Phpclanwebsite if magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allowing data theft or modification.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** 8 Jan 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rq3x-hvwf-fgcm

## What is CVE-2008-5877?

CVE-2008-5877 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Phpclanwebsite (aka PCW) 1.23.3 Fix Pack 5 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) page parameter to index.php, (2) form_id parameter to pcw/processforms.php, (3) pcwlogin and (4) pcw_pass parameters to pcw/setlogin.php, (5) searchvalue parameter to pcw/downloads.php, and the (6) searchvalue and (7) whichfield parameter to pcw/downloads.php, a different vector than CVE-2006-0444.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5877?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Phpclanwebsite Phpclanwebsite.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-5877?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5877 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-5877 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5877 exists.

Public exploit code:

- phpclanwebsite 1.23.3 fix pack #5 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-0444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0444/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2008-5878](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5878/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2008-5879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5879/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2006-0366](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0366/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2006-0445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0445/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-5877 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-5877 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5877 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-2008-5877/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5877/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5877
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5877
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5877

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5877/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.