CVE-2008-5972 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in default.asp in Active Business Directory 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the catid parameter.

Published: 2009-01-27

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:activewebsoftwares:active_business_directory:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5942	SQL injection vulnerability in default.asp in Active Business Directory 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the catid parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00485.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/32894
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32551
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3294
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7302

History

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Subscriptions

Activewebsoftwares Active Business Directory

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-01-27T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:13:13.809Z

Reserved: 2009-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-5972

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-01-27T01:30:00.467

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-5972

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89

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