CVE-2008-4991
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 LOCKON CO.,LTD. EC-CUBE 2.3.0 and earlier, 1.4.7 and earlier, and 1.5.0-beta2 and earlier; and Community Edition 1.3.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the 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 LOCKON CO.,LTD. EC-CUBE e-commerce platform versions 2.3.0 and earlier, 1.4.7 and earlier, 1.5.0-beta2 and earlier, and Community Edition 1.3.5 and earlier. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified parameters, likely due to unsanitized user input being directly used in 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<= 1.3.5<= 1.4.7<= 1.5.0<= 2.3.0= 1.3.4CVSS 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
- 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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Identify EC-CUBE installationLocate EC-CUBE files on the server. Common indicators include directories named 'eccube' or files containing 'EC-CUBE' branding strings in the web root.Affected if EC-CUBE files are found on the server
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Determine installed versionCheck for version files, README files, or configuration files that contain the EC-CUBE version number. Common locations include version.php, version.txt, or the data/class/SC_Version.php file.Affected if The installed version is 2.3.0 or earlier, 1.4.7 or earlier, 1.5.0-beta2 or earlier, Community Edition 1.3.5 or earlier, or specifically version 1.3.4
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Check web server exposureVerify whether the EC-CUBE application is accessible over the network by attempting to access the main URL or checking web server configuration for EC-CUBE routes.Affected if The application is accessible to network attackers and contains user input parameters
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Inspect database query implementationExamine the PHP source files in the data/class directory for direct use of user input in SQL queries without prepared statements or proper escaping. Look for instances where $_POST, $_GET, or $_REQUEST variables are concatenated directly into SQL strings.Affected if Code uses unsanitized user input directly in SQL queries without parameterized queries or input validation
If EC-CUBE is installed and the version falls within the affected ranges (2.3.0 and earlier, 1.4.7 and earlier, 1.5.0-beta2 and earlier, Community Edition 1.3.5 and earlier, or 1.3.4), and the application is accessible with user input being used in SQL queries without parameterization, the environment is affected.
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 EC-CUBE. If upgrading is not feasible, implement input validation and convert all database queries to use parameterized queries/prepared statements to prevent SQL injection.
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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-2008-4991 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.
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- 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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