CVE-2007-3884
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 philboard_forum.asp in husrevforum 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the forumid parameter. NOTE: it was later reported that 2.0.1 is also affected.
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 philboard_forum.asp in husrevforum 1.0.1 (and 2.0.1) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the unsanitized forumid parameter.
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= 1.0.1= 2.0.1CVSS 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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Locate the philboard_forum.asp fileSearch the web root directory for the file philboard_forum.asp, which is the vulnerable component. Common paths may include /philboard/ or /forum/ subdirectories.Affected if The file exists in the application directory
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Identify the installed husrevforum versionCheck for version indicators such as a version.txt file, a readme.txt, comments in the source code, or the title/meta tags on the forum main page. The affected versions are 1.0.1 and 2.0.1.Affected if The installed version is 1.0.1 or 2.0.1
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Verify the forumid parameter is processed without sanitizationInspect the philboard_forum.asp source code and locate the section handling the forumid request parameter. Look for direct use of Request.QueryString("forumid") or Request("forumid") in SQL query strings without validation functions or parameterized queries.Affected if The forumid parameter is used directly in SQL queries without input validation or prepared statements
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Confirm the application uses a database backendCheck for database connection strings in the application configuration files or the philboard_forum.asp file itself. The SQL injection requires a database connection to be exploitable.Affected if The application connects to a SQL database (such as MS Access or SQL Server) and the vulnerable code path is accessible
The environment is affected if husrevforum version 1.0.1 or 2.0.1 is installed with the philboard_forum.asp file present and the forumid parameter handled in SQL queries without sanitization or parameterized 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 all database queries using the forumid parameter, or apply rigorous input validation to reject malicious SQL payloads.
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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-2007-3884 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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- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data