CVE-2007-6540
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 neuron news 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the q parameter to the default URI in patch/.
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 neuron news 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the q parameter in the patch/ directory. The lack of input sanitization or parameterized queries on this parameter permits attackers to inject malicious SQL syntax.
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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= 1.0CVSS 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 Neuron News 1.0 installationLocate the Neuron News application files on the server, typically in the web root directory. Check for the presence of index.php or other core files that identify this specific version.Affected if Neuron News version 1.0 is installed on the server
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Identify presence of the patch/ directoryCheck if the 'patch/' subdirectory exists within the Neuron News installation directory. This directory is the attack surface for this vulnerability.Affected if The patch/ directory exists and is web-accessible
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Locate files using the q parameter in patch/Search all PHP files within the patch/ directory for usage of the 'q' parameter via $_GET['q'], $_REQUEST['q'], or similar superglobal arrays.Affected if PHP files in patch/ retrieve and use the q parameter without sanitization
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Inspect SQL query construction for the q parameterExamine the identified PHP files to see if the q parameter value is directly concatenated into SQL queries or passed to database functions without escaping, parameterized queries, or input validation.Affected if The q parameter is embedded directly into SQL queries without prepared statements, escaping functions, or input validation
The environment is affected if Neuron News 1.0 is installed, the patch/ directory is accessible, and PHP files in that directory use the q parameter in SQL queries without parameterized queries or input sanitization.
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 q parameter in all files within the patch/ directory, and apply input validation to sanitize special characters before SQL execution.
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