# CVE-2012-0811: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary SQL commands in Postfix Admin via specific parameters or backup files, potentially compromising database integrity.

- **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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 1 Oct 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0811, GHSA-49m4-v772-g49w

## What is CVE-2012-0811?

CVE-2012-0811 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Oct 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Postfix Admin (aka postfixadmin) before 2.3.5 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via (1) the pw parameter to the pacrypt function, when mysql_encrypt is configured, or (2) unspecified vectors that are used in backup files generated by backup.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0811?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Postfix Postfix.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0811?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-0811 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0811 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-10140](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10140/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-2939](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2939/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2008-4977](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4977/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2011-1720](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1720/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2011-0411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0411/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0811 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0811 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Oct 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0811 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-2012-0811/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0811/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0811
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0811
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0811

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0811/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.