CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-3249

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A SQL injection vulnerability in search.php in Phorum 5.1.14 and earlier was reported to allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the page parameter. The vendor disputed this report, stating that using a non-positive or non-integer value for the page parameter causes the search query to use a negative number in the LIMIT clause, breaking the query and showing no results, but it is not a SQL injection error.

Risk Assessment

If the vulnerability is real, an attacker could read or modify database data, leading to information disclosure or data integrity compromise. However, due to the vendor's dispute and lack of additional information in CVE, the risk is uncertain and requires further verification.

Recommendation

It is recommended to thoroughly test the page parameter in search.php for SQL injection attempts and consider updating Phorum to the latest version. If updating is not possible, implement WAF rules to filter suspicious page parameter values.

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Original NVD description (English source)

SQL injection vulnerability in search.php in Phorum 5.1.14 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the page parameter. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this report, stating "If a non positive integer or non-integer is used for the page parameter for a search URL, the search query will use a negative number for the LIMIT clause. This causes the query to break, showing no results. It IS NOT however a sql injection error." While the original report is from a researcher with mixed accuracy, as of 20060703, CVE does not have any additional information regarding this issue

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