# CVE-2020-5651: SQL injection in Simple Download Monitor

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via a crafted URL in the Simple Download Monitor plugin, potentially compromising database integrity.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Oct 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9996-r9fx-jwv9

## What is CVE-2020-5651?

CVE-2020-5651 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Tips and Tricks HQ Simple Download Monitor, published on 21 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

SQL injection vulnerability in Simple Download Monitor 3.8.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a specially crafted URL.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5651?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tipsandtricks-Hq Simple Download Monitor.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5651?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5651 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5651 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5651 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Tips and Tricks HQ Simple Download Monitor

- [CVE-2021-24693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24693/): Simple Download Monitor < 3.9.5 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via File Thumbnail (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2021-24696](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24696/): Simple Download Monitor < 3.9.9 - Multiple CSRF (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24695](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24695/): Simple Download Monitor < 3.9.6 - Unauthenticated Log Access (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-24692](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24692/): Simple Download Monitor < 3.9.5 - Contributor+ Arbitrary File Download via Path Traversal (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-24697](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24697/): Simple Download Monitor < 3.9.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5651 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5651 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Tips and Tricks HQ Simple Download Monitor, published on 21 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5651 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Tips and Tricks HQ Simple Download Monitor. 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-2020-5651/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5651/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5651
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5651
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5651

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5651/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.