CVE-2007-2018
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 msg.php in AlstraSoft Video Share Enterprise allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter.
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 msg.php in AlstraSoft Video Share Enterprise allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter.
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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<= 4.1<= 4.2<= 4.3CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 AlstraSoft Video Share Enterprise is installedLocate the Video Share Enterprise installation on your server by searching for the application files or checking your web server document root for video sharing scripts.Affected if The application is present on your server and accessible via web
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Determine the installed versionCheck the version number of your Video Share Enterprise installation, typically found in an admin panel, a version file, or the footer of the admin pages.Affected if The version is 4.1, 4.2, or 4.3 or lower (all <= 4.x versions through 4.3 are affected)
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Locate the msg.php fileSearch the web root directory for a file named msg.php, which is the vulnerable component mentioned in the CVE.Affected if The msg.php file exists in the web-accessible directory
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Verify remote access is enabledConfirm the application is accessible over the network to remote users, as the vulnerability description specifies remote authenticated users can exploit it.Affected if The application is exposed to remote network access and user authentication is enabled
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Check id parameter handling in msg.phpExamine the msg.php script source code to see if the id parameter is used in SQL queries without proper input sanitization or parameterized queries.Affected if The id parameter from GET or POST requests is directly concatenated into SQL queries without escaping or prepared statements
Your environment is affected if you have AlstraSoft Video Share Enterprise version 4.3 or earlier installed with the msg.php file accessible and the id parameter used in 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 dataImplement parameterized queries (prepared statements) for the id parameter and add input validation to prevent SQL injection attacks.
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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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