CVE-2014-8999 SQL injection in n/a

What is CVE-2014-8999?

CVE-2014-8999 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in htdocs/modules/system/admin.php in XOOPS before 2.5.7 Final allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the selgroups parameter.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8999?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xoops Xoops.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8999?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8999 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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-2014-8999 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8999 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2017-11174 SQL injection in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-36217 Cross-site scripting in n/a Critical 9.0
• CVE-2009-3963 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in XOOPS before 2.4.0 Final have unknown impact and attack vectors. High 7.5
• CVE-2008-5665 SQL injection in n/a High 7.5
• CVE-2008-3296 Path traversal in n/a High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-2jrh-h7hv-w2v6.