CVE-2010-3485
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 common.php in LightNEasy 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the userhandle cookie to LightNEasy.php, a different vector than CVE-2008-6593. 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 common.php of LightNEasy 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the userhandle cookie parameter passed to LightNEasy.php. The vulnerability stems from 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= 3.2.1CVSS 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 LightNEasy installation versionLocate the LightNEasy installation directory and check version.php, version.txt, or the main LightNEasy.php file for a version string equal to '3.2.1'Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.2.1
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Locate common.php and inspect SQL query handlingFind common.php in the LightNEasy installation and search for SQL query construction patterns, specifically looking for direct use of $_COOKIE['userhandle'] or similar userhandle references in SQL statements without prepared statements or escaping functionsAffected if common.php contains SQL queries that incorporate the userhandle cookie value without parameterized queries or input sanitization
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Verify cookie-based userhandle processing is activeCheck LightNEasy.php to confirm it processes the 'userhandle' cookie parameter and passes it to common.php functions that execute SQL queriesAffected if The application processes the userhandle cookie and uses its value in database queries without validation
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Test for SQL injection via userhandle cookieUsing a browser or HTTP tool, send a request to LightNEasy.php with a crafted userhandle cookie value containing SQL metacharacters (e.g., userhandle' OR '1'='1) and observe if unexpected SQL behavior or database errors occurAffected if The userhandle cookie parameter is not sanitized and allows SQL injection payloads to modify query logic
A system is affected if LightNEasy version 3.2.1 is installed and the userhandle cookie parameter flows through common.php into unsanitized 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 and implement proper input validation for the userhandle cookie parameter. Review other cookie and input parameters for similar injection risks.
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