# CVE-2012-4034: SQL injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via multiple parameters in PBBoard, potentially accessing or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/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:** 12 Aug 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mqjr-4xvc-hm4g

## What is CVE-2012-4034?

CVE-2012-4034 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in PBBoard 2.1.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) username parameter to the send page, (2) email parameter to the forget page, (3) password parameter to the forum_archive page, (4) section parameter to the management page, (5) section_id parameter to the managementreply page, (6) member_id parameter to the new_password page, or (7) subjectid parameter to the tags page to index.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4034?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pbboard Pbboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4034?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4034 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-4034 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-4034 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PBBoard - 'index.php' Multiple SQL Injections (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-9215](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9215/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-4035](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4035/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2012-4036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4036/): File upload in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2012-1216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1216/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2009-3649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3649/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4034 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4034 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2012. 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-2012-4034 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-2012-4034/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4034/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4034
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4034
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4034

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