CVE-2008-6091 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in plugins.php in BMForum 5.6, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the tagname parameter.

Published: 2009-02-09

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bmforum:bmforum:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-6061	SQL injection vulnerability in plugins.php in BMForum 5.6, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the tagname parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00909.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31522
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45611
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6642

History

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Subscriptions

Bmforum Bmforum

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-09T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:20:25.098Z

Reserved: 2009-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6091

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-09T17:30:00.203

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:01:34.980

Link: CVE-2008-6091

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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