CVE-2007-2862
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 CubeCart 3.0.16 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via an unspecified parameter to cart.inc.php and certain other files in an include directory, related to missing sanitization of the $option variable and possibly cookie modification.
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 confidenceCubeCart 3.0.16 contains multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in cart.inc.php and other include files due to missing sanitization of the $option variable. Attackers can exploit this via unspecified parameters or by modifying cookies to inject arbitrary SQL commands.
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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= 3.0.16CVSS 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 CubeCart installationLocate CubeCart on the server by searching for cart.inc.php or other CubeCart files (index.php, admin.php) in the web root directory.Affected if CubeCart is not installed on the system.
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Identify the exact CubeCart versionCheck version.php in the CubeCart root directory, or look for a version identifier in the admin dashboard or included PHP files.Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.0.16.
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Locate cart.inc.phpFind cart.inc.php in the includes/ or similar directory within the CubeCart installation.Affected if The file cart.inc.php exists in the CubeCart installation.
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Inspect $option variable handling in cart.inc.phpOpen cart.inc.php and search for occurrences of the variable $option. Examine how it is used in SQL queries without proper sanitization or parameterization.Affected if The $option variable is used directly in SQL queries without escaping, sanitization, or prepared statements.
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Check for user input pathways to $optionTrace how $option receives values from user input (GET/POST parameters or cookies). Review the code flow from where $option is populated to where it is used in database queries.Affected if User-supplied data from parameters or cookies can reach the $option variable and subsequently SQL queries without validation.
The environment is affected only if CubeCart version 3.0.16 is installed AND the cart.inc.php file contains the vulnerable $option variable 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 dataRemediate by implementing proper input validation and sanitization for all user-supplied variables, particularly the $option variable. Consider upgrading to a supported version of CubeCart if available.
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