CVE-2008-6262
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 lib/url/meta_url.php in SaturnCMS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the URL to the translate function. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in SaturnCMS's lib/url/meta_url.php file within the translate function allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands via URL parameters. This occurs due to improper input sanitization when handling user-supplied data 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 dataall versionsCVSS 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 SaturnCMS installationCheck if Infireal Saturncms is installed on the server by looking for its core files or checking the web application directory structureAffected if SaturnCMS is present on the system
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Locate vulnerable fileSearch for the file lib/url/meta_url.php in the web application root directoryAffected if The file lib/url/meta_url.php exists in the application
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Examine translate functionOpen lib/url/meta_url.php and locate the translate function definitionAffected if A translate function exists in the meta_url.php file
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Check URL parameter handling in SQL queriesInspect the translate function code to verify if it uses URL parameters (such as $_GET, $_POST, or $_REQUEST) directly in SQL queries without proper escaping or parameterized queriesAffected if The translate function uses URL parameters in SQL queries without sanitization or prepared statements
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Verify remote access to vulnerable parameterConfirm that the affected URL parameter can be supplied via HTTP request (GET or POST) without authentication requirementsAffected if The vulnerable parameter is accessible via HTTP without requiring authentication
The environment is affected if SaturnCMS is installed and the translate function in lib/url/meta_url.php handles URL parameters directly in SQL queries without input sanitization or prepared statements.
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 dataFix by implementing parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database interactions in the translate function, combined with proper input validation and escaping of user-supplied URL parameters.
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