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CVE-2008-6438 (GCVE-0-2008-6438)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-06 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:27
VLAI
Summary
SQL injection vulnerability in macgurublog_menu/macgurublog.php in the MacGuru BLOG Engine plugin 2.2 for e107 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the uid parameter, a different vector than CVE-2008-2455. NOTE: it was later reported that 2.1.4 is also affected.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2468 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://secunia.com/advisories/30212 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5666 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492506/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6346 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6856 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29344 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://osvdb.org/51408 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Date Public
2008-05-22 00:00
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