# CVE-2012-1934: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote attackers with admin access can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the country code parameter in Newscoop.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-996c-q543-vq85

## What is CVE-2012-1934?

CVE-2012-1934 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Aug 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in admin/country/edit.php in Newscoop before 3.5.5 and 4.x before 4 RC4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the f_country_code parameter.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1934?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sourcefabric Newscoop.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-1934?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1934 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-1934 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-1934 exists.

Public exploit code:

- newscoop 3.5.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-11807](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11807/): File upload in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2012-1933](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1933/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2013-0730](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0730/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2012-1935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1935/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2012-4679](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4679/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-1934 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-1934 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Aug 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-1934 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-2012-1934/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1934/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1934
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1934
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-1934

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1934/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.