CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1938

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in userlogin.php in Phorum 3.4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via doubly hex-encoded characters such as "%2527", which is translated to "'", as demonstrated using the phorum_uriauth parameter to list.php.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves unauthorized access to the database, data theft, or modification, potentially leading to confidentiality and integrity breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Phorum to a version later than 3.4.7 that includes a fix for this vulnerability, and implement input validation for all user parameters.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

SQL injection vulnerability in userlogin.php in Phorum 3.4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via doubly hex-encoded characters such as "%2527", which is translated to "'", as demonstrated using the phorum_uriauth parameter to list.php.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS