CVE-2005-3798
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 admin/index.php in AlstraSoft Template Seller Pro 3.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the username field.
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 admin/index.php login form's username field in AlstraSoft Template Seller Pro 3.25 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands by submitting specially crafted input, potentially leading to unauthorized admin access, data exfiltration, or database compromise.
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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= 3.25CVSS 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 installed product and versionLocate the Template Seller installation directory and check for version files or headers. Common paths include /admin/, /template_seller/, or look for a version.php file within the application root.Affected if The product is AlstraSoft Template Seller version 3.25 exactly.
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Verify admin/index.php existsCheck if the file admin/index.php exists in the web root directory of the Template Seller installation.Affected if The file admin/index.php is present in the expected location.
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Inspect the login form username field handlingOpen admin/index.php and examine the code handling the username input from the login form. Look for SQL queries that directly incorporate the username POST parameter without sanitization or parameterization.Affected if The code contains unsanitized SQL queries using the username parameter from the login form.
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Check admin panel network exposureDetermine if the admin panel is accessible from the network. Test accessing admin/index.php via HTTP/HTTPS from an external location or review firewall rules.Affected if The admin/login panel is accessible from untrusted networks without IP restriction.
You are affected if you have AlstraSoft Template Seller version 3.25 installed with the admin/index.php login form accessible and the username field handling contains unsanitized SQL queries.
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 dataReplace dynamic SQL queries with parameterized queries or prepared statements; validate and sanitize all user inputs; apply the vendor patch if available; as an interim measure, restrict network access to the admin panel.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2005-3798 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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