CVE-2003-1315
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in auth.php in Land Down Under (LDU) v601 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the auth.php authentication script of Land Down Under (LDU) versions 6.01 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary SQL commands via unsanitized user input, potentially compromising the database and authentication mechanisms.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 701CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Land Down Under (LDU) is installedSearch for LDU-specific files or directories on the web server, such as index.php, install.php, or a directory named 'ldu' or 'land_down_under'. Check the web server's document root for LDU-specific content.Affected if Land Down Under (LDU) software is found on the server
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Determine the installed LDU versionCheck for a version file, footer in index.php, or a config file that displays the version number. Common locations include a version.php file, readme.txt, or the main index.php footer.Affected if The installed version is 6.01 or earlier, or if the version cannot be determined but LDU is present
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Locate the auth.php scriptFind the auth.php file in the LDU installation directory, typically in the root or includes folder of the LDU application.Affected if The auth.php file exists and is accessible within the LDU installation
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Verify the authentication module is exposedConfirm that the login or authentication functionality of LDU is accessible via the web interface, as the SQL injection occurs in the auth.php authentication script.Affected if User authentication is enabled and accessible on the LDU site
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Inspect auth.php for unsanitized input handlingExamine the auth.php source code for SQL queries that incorporate user-supplied input (such as username, password, or other form fields) without proper sanitization or use of parameterized queries.Affected if The auth.php script contains SQL queries that directly use user input without sanitization or prepared statements
The environment is affected if Land Down Under version 6.01 or earlier is installed, the auth.php script exists, and user authentication is enabled and processes input without sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a patched version of LDU if available, or refactor auth.php to use parameterized queries/prepared statements for all database interactions with user-supplied input.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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