CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2383

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in auth.php in PHPNews 1.2.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the user parameter in an HTTP POST request.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the database, steal or modify data, and in extreme cases take control of the server.

Recommendation

Immediately update PHPNews to the latest available version or apply a patch that prevents SQL injection.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

SQL injection vulnerability in auth.php in PHPNews 1.2.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the user parameter in an HTTP POST request.

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