CVE-2008-2417 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in showQAnswer.asp in How2ASP.net Webboard 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the qNo parameter.

Published: 2008-05-22

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:how2asp:webboard:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-2412	SQL injection vulnerability in showQAnswer.asp in How2ASP.net Webboard 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the qNo 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 0.00997.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/30295
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29263
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1565/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42496
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5638

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00192}`	epss `{'score': 0.00385}`

Subscriptions

How2asp Webboard

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-05-22T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:58:02.279Z

Reserved: 2008-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2417

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-22T13:09:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:53:44.520

Link: CVE-2008-2417

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-89
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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