CVE-2021-4261 pacman-canvas db-handler.php addHighscore sql injection
Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the highscore handler to read or modify database contents in Pacman Canvas.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-4261?
CVE-2021-4261 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in unspecified pacman-canvas, published on 19 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in pacman-canvas up to 1.0.5. Affected is the function addHighscore of the file data/db-handler.php. The manipulation leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.6 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 29522c90ca1cebfce6453a5af5a45281d99b0646. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216270 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4261?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pacman-Canvas Project Pacman-Canvas.
How do I fix CVE-2021-4261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-4261 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-2021-4261 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4261 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3rm4-crwx-x46x.