# CVE-2017-6492: SQL injection in n/a

> An attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the dat_cat_id parameter in Admidio, potentially reading or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g527-7ph8-4q3j

## What is CVE-2017-6492?

CVE-2017-6492 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Mar 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SQL Injection was discovered in adm_program/modules/dates/dates_function.php in Admidio 3.2.5. The POST parameter dat_cat_id is concatenated into a SQL query without any input validation/sanitization.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6492?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Admidio Admidio.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-6492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-6492 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-37906](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37906/): Admidio has Blind SQL Injection in ecard_send.php (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-32630](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32630/): Various (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2026-32817](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32817/): Admidio is Missing Authorization and CSRF Protection on Document and Folder Deletion (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-38529](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38529/): Admidio Vulnerable to RCE via Arbitrary File Upload in Message Attachment (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-32756](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32756/): Admidio: Unrestricted File Upload via CSRF Token Validation Bypass in Documents & Files Module (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-6492 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-6492 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Mar 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2017-6492/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6492/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6492
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6492
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6492

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