CVE-2018-17840

SQL injection exists in Scriptzee Education Website 1.0 via the college_list.html subject, city, or country parameter

published June 19, 2019

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
83.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ There’s an SQL injection lurking in Scriptzee Education Website 1.0, just waiting for the right parameters to be exploited! Think of it like a restaurant where anyone can sneak in their own ingredients without the chef checking — if someone orders a dish with a twist, they could end up altering the entire menu! If an attacker discovers this vulnerability, they could manipulate the database, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or even deletion of records. That’s a recipe for chaos, leaving your users and their data vulnerable to all sorts of mischief!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant where anyone can sneak in their own ingredients without the chef checking — if someone orders a dish with a twist, they could end up altering the entire menu! This SQL injection vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious SQL queries through the parameters in `college_list.html`, potentially compromising the integrity of the database.

What to do

If an attacker discovers this vulnerability, they could manipulate the database, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or even deletion of records. That’s a recipe for chaos, leaving your users and their data vulnerable to all sorts of mischief! To protect against this vulnerability, validate and sanitize all input parameters, such as subject, city, or country, before processing them. It’s crucial to update to a patched version of the Scriptzee software as soon as possible, and consider implementing prepared statements for database queries. You've got this! By following these steps, you’ll help keep your site secure and your users safe. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02290 · 83.0th percentile
Published
2019-06-19T16:34Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 JUN 16:34Z
    SQL injection exists in Scriptzee Education Website 1.0 via the college_list.html subject, city, or country parameter
    cvelistv5