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CVE-2006-2827

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2006-06-05
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
SQL injection vulnerability in search.php in X-Cart Gold and Pro 4.0.18, and X-Cart 4.1.0 beta 1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the "Search for pattern" field, when the settings specify only "Search in Detailed description" and "Search also in ISBN." NOTE: the vendor disputed this issue in a comment on the original researcher's blog, saying "the bug does not impose any security threat and remote attackers can't add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database by sending specially-crafted SQL statements to the search.php script using various search parameters." As of 20060605, the original blog entry is unavailable, although ISS also reports the same dispute. CVE has not been able to investigate this issue further, although the researcher sometimes makes inaccurate claims

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 · moderate confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in X-Cart's search.php allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 'Search for pattern' field when specific search settings are configured (only 'Search in Detailed description' and 'Search also in ISBN' enabled). The vulnerability stems from improper handling of user input in SQL queries.

MitigationImplement parameterized queries/prepared statements in search.php to neutralize SQL injection vectors. Additionally, apply input validation and escaping as a defense-in-depth measure. Consider upgrading to a supported X-Cart version if available.

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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
X CartApplication
Affected:= 4.1.0_beta_1= gold_4.0.18= pro_4.0.18

CVSS 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
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify X-Cart version
    Locate the version file in your X-Cart installation (typically in the root directory or in a VERSION file), or check the admin panel's system information page for the exact version number
    Affected if The installed version matches 4.1.0_beta_1, gold_4.0.18, or pro_4.0.18
  2. Locate search.php
    Verify that search.php exists in the web-accessible directory of your X-Cart installation
    Affected if search.php is present in the application root
  3. Check search configuration
    Log into the X-Cart admin panel and navigate to the search settings configuration. Examine which search options are enabled, specifically looking for a configuration where ONLY 'Search in Detailed description' and 'Search also in ISBN' are enabled while other search options are disabled
    Affected if The search configuration has exactly 'Search in Detailed description' and 'Search also in ISBN' enabled with all other search scope options disabled
  4. Inspect search.php for vulnerable code
    Open search.php in a text editor and search for SQL query construction patterns that directly incorporate user input from the search pattern field without using parameterized queries or proper escaping functions
    Affected if The code contains SQL queries that concatenate or embed the search pattern parameter directly into the query string without prepared statements or escaping

You are affected if your X-Cart version is 4.1.0_beta_1, gold_4.0.18, or pro_4.0.18 AND the specific search configuration with only 'Search in Detailed description' and 'Search also in ISBN' enabled is active.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement parameterized queries/prepared statements in search.php to neutralize SQL injection vectors. Additionally, apply input validation and escaping as a defense-in-depth measure. Consider upgrading to a supported X-Cart version if available.

Fix this in X Cart Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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