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WuzlyApplication

CVE-2011-3838

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2011-12-24
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Wuzly 2.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) u parameter to fp.php, (2) epage parameter to newpage.php, (3) epost parameter to newpost.php, and (4) username parameter to login.php in admin/; or the (5) username parameter to mobile/login.php.

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 confidence

Wuzly 2.0 contains multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in five different scripts (fp.php, newpage.php, newpost.php, admin/login.php, and mobile/login.php) where user-supplied parameters (u, epage, epost, username) are not properly sanitized before being used in database queries, allowing remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary SQL commands.

MitigationRemediate by implementing parameterized queries (prepared statements) or proper input validation/sanitization for all user-supplied parameters in the affected files, particularly the u, epage, epost, and username parameters.

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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
WuzlyApplication
Affected:= 2.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Wuzly 2.0 installation
    Locate Wuzly installation directory and check for version identifier. Look for version files, headers, or changelog files that explicitly state version 2.0.
    Affected if Wuzly version 2.0 is installed on the server.
  2. Identify affected script files
    Search the web root for the five vulnerable scripts: fp.php, newpage.php, newpost.php, admin/login.php, and mobile/login.php.
    Affected if Any of these five PHP files exist in the Wuzly installation.
  3. Check application network exposure
    Determine if the Wuzly application is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS from external networks or the internet.
    Affected if The affected scripts are reachable via web requests from untrusted networks.
  4. Inspect parameter handling in fp.php
    Open fp.php in a text editor and locate the 'u' parameter usage. Examine whether this parameter is passed directly to database queries without sanitization functions such as mysqli_real_escape_string, parameterized queries, or input validation.
    Affected if The 'u' parameter is used in SQL queries without proper escaping or prepared statements.
  5. Inspect parameter handling in newpage.php and newpost.php
    Open newpage.php and newpost.php. Locate the 'epage' and 'epost' parameters respectively. Examine how these parameters are incorporated into database queries.
    Affected if The 'epage' or 'epost' parameters are concatenated into SQL queries without sanitization.
  6. Inspect parameter handling in login scripts
    Open admin/login.php and mobile/login.php. Locate the 'username' parameter usage and examine how it is handled before being used in database queries.
    Affected if The 'username' parameter is used in SQL queries without proper input sanitization or parameterized queries.

A system is affected if Wuzly version 2.0 is installed, the vulnerable scripts exist, and any of the parameters (u, epage, epost, username) are used in SQL queries without proper sanitization or prepared statements.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Remediate by implementing parameterized queries (prepared statements) or proper input validation/sanitization for all user-supplied parameters in the affected files, particularly the u, epage, epost, and username parameters.

Fix this in Wuzly Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,290
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