CVE-2009-4566
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 index.php in Zenphoto 1.2.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the title parameter in a news action. 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 Zenphoto 1.2.5's index.php allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the title parameter in a news action. User-supplied input is not properly sanitized or parameterized before being incorporated into 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= 1.2.5CVSS 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 Zenphoto installation versionCheck the version.php file in the Zenphoto root directory, or log into the Zenphoto admin dashboard and look for the version number typically displayed in the footer or in the About section.Affected if Version is exactly 1.2.5
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Locate index.php and find the news action handlerOpen the main index.php file in the Zenphoto root directory and search for code handling the 'news' action, specifically looking for how the 'title' parameter is processed within that action.Affected if The index.php file contains a news action handler that processes a 'title' parameter without visible sanitization or parameterization
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Inspect the SQL query construction for the title parameterWithin the news action code in index.php, examine the SQL query that incorporates the title parameter. Look for direct string concatenation or string interpolation of the title value into the SQL statement.Affected if The title parameter appears to be directly concatenated into the SQL query without using prepared statements, parameterized queries, or evident escaping functions
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Verify the news feature is accessibleConfirm that the news functionality is enabled and accessible on the site. This may be checked via the Zenphoto admin panel under plugins or modules, or by attempting to access a news-related URL endpoint.Affected if The news plugin/module is enabled and the news action is publicly accessible
You are affected if running Zenphoto version 1.2.5 with the news feature enabled and the index.php file contains the vulnerable news action that incorporates the title parameter directly into SQL 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 dataReplace dynamic SQL query construction with parameterized queries/prepared statements, or implement proper input validation and escaping for the title parameter in the news action.
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