# CVE-2014-125084: Gimmie Plugin trigger_referral.php sql injection

> Attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Gimmie Plugin for vBulletin to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vw4j-wqq5-5pv6

## What is CVE-2014-125084?

CVE-2014-125084 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Gimmie Plugin, published on 5 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Gimmie Plugin 1.2.2 on vBulletin. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file trigger_referral.php. The manipulation of the argument referrername leads to sql injection. Upgrading to version 1.3.0 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 7194a09353dd24a274678383a4418f2fd3fce6f7. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-220205 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-125084?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gimmie Project Gimmie.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-125084?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-125084 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-125084 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-125084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Gimmie Plugin

- [CVE-2014-125086](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125086/): Gimmie Plugin trigger_login.php sql injection (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2014-125085](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125085/): Gimmie Plugin trigger_ratethread.php sql injection (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-125084 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-125084 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Gimmie Plugin, published on 5 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-125084 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Gimmie Plugin. 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-2014-125084/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125084/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-125084
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-125084
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-125084

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-125084/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.