CVE-2017-5346 GeniXCMS SQL injection vulnerability

What is CVE-2017-5346?

CVE-2017-5346 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Jan 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in inc/lib/Control/Backend/posts.control.php in GeniXCMS 0.0.8 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter to gxadmin/index.php.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5346?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including genix/cms. It affects 1 product.

Products include Genixcms Genixcms.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5346?

Upgrade genix/cms to 1.0.0 or later.

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-2017-5346 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5346 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2017-8827 GeniXCMS Arbitrary User Password Reset Vulnerability Critical 9.1
• CVE-2017-14763 GeniXCMS arbitrary PHP code execution High 8.8
• CVE-2017-14764 GeniXCMS arbitrary PHP code execution High 8.8
• CVE-2017-8377 GeniXCMS SQL Injection High 8.8
• CVE-2015-2679 SQL injection in n/a High 7.5

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-2ppw-6xvg-rwgw.