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CVE-2021-4301 — A vulnerability was found in slackero phpwcms up to 1.9.26 and classified as critical

Critical CVSS 9.8

A vulnerability was found in slackero phpwcms up to 1.9.26 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument $phpwcms['db_prepend'] leads to sql injection. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.9.27 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 77dafb6a8cc1015f0777daeb5792f43beef77a9d. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217418 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2023-01-07
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-89

Affected products

  • phpwcms / phpwcms

Matched remediation archetype

SQL and data-query injection

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Check exposure

  • Trace request, message, file, and stored values into SQL, ORM query fragments, filters, sort expressions, and other data-query languages.
  • Inventory database roles, reachable schemas, multi-tenant boundaries, and whether stacked or administrative operations are enabled.
  • Check both direct queries and second-order use of previously stored values.

Remediate safely

  • Use parameterized queries or safe query builders for all values; map identifiers and operators through explicit allowlists.
  • Remove raw query concatenation and give the application account only the tables and operations it requires.
  • Update affected data-access components and add regression tests for query structure preservation with inert edge-case inputs.

Authoritative sources

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