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CVE-2008-5727 (GCVE-0-2008-5727)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-12-26 17:08 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:04
VLAI
Summary
SQL injection vulnerability in modules/auth/password_recovery.php in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query string.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32990 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://osvdb.org/50965 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4818 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Date Public
2008-12-23 00:00
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