CVE-2008-4303
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 phpCollab 2.5 rc3, 2.4, and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the loginForm parameter to general/login.php, and unspecified other vectors.
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 confidenceMultiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in phpCollab allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the loginForm parameter in general/login.php and other unspecified vectors. User-supplied input is not properly sanitized before being used in dynamic SQL queries.
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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<= 2.5= 2.2= 2.3= 2.4CVSS 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/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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Identify phpCollab versionCheck the version.php file in the phpCollab root directory, or look for a version identifier in the application header/footer filesAffected if The installed version is 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, or any version 2.5 or lower
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Verify general/login.php existsLocate and confirm the presence of the general/login.php file in the web rootAffected if The file general/login.php exists and is accessible via the web server
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Check for unauthenticated access to login formAttempt to access the login page (general/login.php) without credentials to confirm it is publicly reachableAffected if The login form is accessible without authentication over the network
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Inspect login.php for SQL query handlingExamine the source code of general/login.php for dynamic SQL queries using the loginForm parameter without prepared statements or escapingAffected if The code uses the loginForm parameter directly in SQL queries without parameterized queries or proper sanitization
A user is affected if they run phpCollab version 2.5 or below with the general/login.php file accessible and the application uses unparameterized SQL queries with the loginForm parameter.
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 phpCollab or implement parameterized queries/prepared statements for all user input in SQL queries. Input validation and escaping should also be applied as a defense-in-depth measure.
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