CVE-2018-25382
HighCVSS 8.2Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs
Summary
Zechat 1.5 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to extract database information by injecting SQL code through the uname parameter. Attackers can send crafted requests to profile.php with UNION-based SQL injection payloads to retrieve table names, column names, and sensitive data from the information_schema database.
Risk Assessment
The risk involves unauthorized access to sensitive data stored in the database, which can lead to data leakage, confidentiality breaches, and potential system compromise.
Recommendation
Immediately update Zechat to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability, and implement parameterized SQL queries or proper input validation to prevent SQL injection attacks.
Other vulnerabilities in Zechat
See all- CVE-2018-25339High
Zechat version 1.5 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the v parameter that allows unauthenticated attackers to extract database information using time-based blind techniques. Attackers can exploit the v parameter to confirm vulnerability and extract data.
- CVE-2018-25338High
Zechat version 1.5 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the hashtag parameter that allows unauthenticated attackers to extract database information using union-based techniques. Attackers can exploit the hashtag parameter with union-based payloads to retrieve table and column names.
Original NVD description (English source)
Zechat 1.5 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to extract database information by injecting SQL code through the uname parameter. Attackers can send crafted requests to profile.php with UNION-based SQL injection payloads to retrieve table names, column names, and sensitive data from the information_schema database.