CVE-2012-3435 SQL injection in n/a

What is CVE-2012-3435?

CVE-2012-3435 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Zabbix Zabbix, published on 15 Aug 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in frontends/php/popup_bitem.php in Zabbix 1.8.15rc1 and earlier, and 2.x before 2.0.2rc1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the itemid parameter.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3435?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zabbix Zabbix.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3435?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.

Is CVE-2012-3435 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-3435 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3435, DSA-2539-1, GHSA-w8xh-986v-xwgh.