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SQL Injection in KomSeo Cart 1.3 edit.php my_item_search Parameter

IdentifiersCVE-2018-25206CWE-89· Improper Neutralization of Special…

CVE-2018-25206 is an SQL injection vulnerability in KomSeo Cart 1.3. The flaw is present in the my_item_search parameter handled by edit.php. An attacker can send crafted POST requests containing malicious SQL syntax through this parameter, causing the application to execute unintended SQL commands against the backend database. The available reporting indicates the issue is exploitable using boolean-based blind and error-based SQL injection techniques, enabling an unauthenticated remote attacker to query and infer database contents.

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Successful exploitation allows remote extraction of sensitive database information. Based on the reported techniques and scoring, the primary impact is high confidentiality loss through unauthorized database reads, with limited integrity impact due to the ability to alter query logic. No specific availability impact is described in the provided material.

Mitigation

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If an official patch is not available, restrict access to the affected edit.php functionality, especially from untrusted networks, and place the application behind compensating controls such as a WAF with SQL injection detection rules. Monitor for suspicious POST requests targeting edit.php and payloads in the my_item_search parameter. Reduce database account privileges used by the application to limit exposure of sensitive data.

Remediation

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Upgrade from KomSeo Cart 1.3 to a fixed version if one is available from the vendor. The vulnerable code in edit.php should be remediated by eliminating dynamic SQL construction with untrusted input from my_item_search and replacing it with parameterized queries or prepared statements. Server-side input validation and allowlisting should be added as defense in depth, but these measures should not be relied upon as the sole fix.
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