CVE-2006-5589
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 · uneditedMultiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in LedgerSMB (LSMB) 1.1.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors in (1) OE.pm, (2) AM.pm, and (3) Form.pm.
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 confidenceMultiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in LedgerSMB 1.1.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors in OE.pm, AM.pm, and Form.pm modules. The high CVSS score indicates significant risk to data confidentiality and integrity through unauthorized database access.
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<= 1.1.0= 1.0.0CVSS 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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Confirm LedgerSMB installation and versionLocate the LedgerSMB installation directory and check version file or banner. Typical locations include /usr/local/ledgersmb, /var/www/ledgersmb, or the application root directory containing ledgersmb.conf or version.pmAffected if Installed version is 1.1.0 or earlier (including 1.0.0)
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Verify presence of affected Perl modulesCheck for the existence of OE.pm, AM.pm, and Form.pm modules within the LedgerSMB installation, typically under the lib/LedgerSMB or bin directoryAffected if All three modules (OE.pm, AM.pm, Form.pm) exist in the installation
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Determine application exposureInspect web server configuration (Apache, nginx, etc.) to determine if LedgerSMB is exposed via HTTP/HTTPS. Check for VirtualHost entries or proxy configurations pointing to the LedgerSMB directoryAffected if The application is accessible over a network (web-facing)
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Identify if affected modules are in useReview application logs or configuration to see if OE.pm, AM.pm, or Form.pm are actively called. Check for references to order entry (OE), account management (AM), or form handling functionalities in the applicationAffected if The vulnerable modules are loaded or executed by the application
A system is affected if it runs any version of LedgerSMB 1.1.0 or earlier with the vulnerable OE.pm, AM.pm, or Form.pm modules accessible and in use.
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 LedgerSMB beyond 1.1.0; if immediate patching is not feasible, implement parameterized queries or robust input validation in the three affected modules to neutralize SQL injection vectors.
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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-2006-5589 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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