# CVE-2024-0729: ForU CMS cms_admin.php sql injection

> SQL injection in ForU CMS allows attackers to manipulate database queries via the a_name argument in cms_admin.php.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 30 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m426-263c-vx86

## What is CVE-2024-0729?

CVE-2024-0729 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in ForU CMS, published on 19 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ForU CMS up to 2020-06-23. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file cms_admin.php. The manipulation of the argument a_name leads to sql injection. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-251552.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0729?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Foru Cms Project Foru Cms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0729?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0729 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0729 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0729 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in ForU CMS

- [CVE-2024-0426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0426/): ForU CMS cms_template.php sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-0425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0425/): ForU CMS password recovery (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-0728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0728/): ForU CMS channel.php file inclusion (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2023-5221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5221/): ForU CMS index.php code injection (medium 4.7)
- [CVE-2022-3943](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3943/): ForU CMS cms_chip.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0729 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0729 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in ForU CMS, published on 19 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-0729 exists.

Affected product: ForU CMS. 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-2024-0729/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0729/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0729
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0729
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0729

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0729/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.