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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-18155
CVE-2020-18155:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
SQL Injection vulnerability exists in Subrion CMS v4.2.1 in the search page when a website uses a PDO connection (GitHub Issue). The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in 2020.
Technical details
The vulnerability occurs specifically when the website is configured to use PDO connection instead of the default mysqli connection. The vulnerability exists in the search functionality and can be exploited through the search page. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 CRITICAL (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and CWE-89 (SQL Injection) classification (NVD).
Impact
A successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the underlying database, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data theft, or manipulation of the database content (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability affects Subrion CMS v4.2.1 when using PDO connection. Users should either upgrade to a patched version if available or switch to using the default mysqli connection instead of PDO (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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