CVE-2017-17906

PHP Scripts Mall Car Rental Script has SQL Injection via the admin/carlistedit.php carid parameter

published December 25, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
66.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ A sneaky SQL injection lives in the PHP Scripts Mall Car Rental Script, lurking in the admin/carlistedit.php carid parameter! 🚗💨 Think of it like a car rental desk that checks the ID of the driver but somehow lets anyone slip in their own ID to drive off any car they choose. If the system doesn’t validate that car ID properly, it opens the door to serious trouble! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the SQL queries sent to the database, potentially accessing sensitive data or altering records. This could lead to unauthorized access to the admin panel or even data breaches, making it a surprisingly sneaky way to compromise a system.

Put simply

Think of it like a car rental desk that checks the ID of the driver but somehow lets anyone slip in their own ID to drive off any car they choose. If the system doesn’t validate that car ID properly, it opens the door to serious trouble! This SQL injection vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious SQL code through the carid parameter in the admin/carlistedit.php script, enabling them to manipulate the underlying database without proper authorization.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the SQL queries sent to the database, potentially accessing sensitive data or altering records. This could lead to unauthorized access to the admin panel or even data breaches, making it a surprisingly sneaky way to compromise a system. To mitigate this risk, update to the latest version of the PHP Scripts Mall Car Rental Script, implement prepared statements to sanitize user input, and perform a thorough code review on your database interactions. You’ve got this! Take these steps, and you’ll be on your way to locking things down securely! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01161 · 66.9th percentile
Published
2017-12-25T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 DEC 16:00Z
    PHP Scripts Mall Car Rental Script has SQL Injection via the admin/carlistedit.php carid parameter
    cvelistv5