# CVE-2010-4700: SQL injection in n/a

> Attackers can exploit a flaw in PHP's MySQLi extension to perform SQL injection attacks, potentially accessing or modifying database contents.

- **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 stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jan 2011
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-773h-jcv3-7rcg

## What is CVE-2010-4700?

CVE-2010-4700 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Php Php, published on 18 Jan 2011. It can be exploited over the network.

### Official description

The set_magic_quotes_runtime function in PHP 5.3.2 and 5.3.3, when the MySQLi extension is used, does not properly interact with use of the mysqli_fetch_assoc function, which might make it easier for context-dependent attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via crafted input that had been properly handled in earlier PHP versions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4700?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Php Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-4700?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-4700 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Php Php

- [CVE-2012-2688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2688/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2376/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3268/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-4143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4143/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5557](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5557/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-4700 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-4700 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Php Php, published on 18 Jan 2011. It can be exploited over the network.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4700 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Php Php. 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-2010-4700/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4700/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4700
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4700
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-4700

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4700/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.