CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2896

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

SQL injection vulnerability in WEB//NEWS 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the wn_userpw parameter in startup.php, cat, id, or stof parameters in news.php, and id parameter in print.php.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the database, steal or modify data, leading to a breach of confidentiality and integrity of the system.

Recommendation

Immediately update WEB//NEWS to the latest version or apply a patch that prevents SQL injection, and validate and sanitize all input parameters.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

SQL injection vulnerability in WEB//NEWS 1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) wn_userpw parameter to startup.php, (2) cat, (3) id, or (4) stof parameter to news.php, or (5) id parameter to print.php.

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