CVE-2015-5641
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 baserCMS before 3.0.8 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
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 baserCMS prior to version 3.0.8 allows authenticated remote users to execute arbitrary SQL commands through unspecified input vectors in the application.
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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<= 3.0.7CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 baserCMS installation versionLocate the version file or configuration within the baserCMS installation directory. Common locations include a version.php file, a VERSION text file in the root directory, or the main configuration file that contains version information.Affected if The discovered version number is 3.0.7 or lower (any version prior to 3.0.8).
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Verify the exact version numberOpen and read the version file or config to obtain the precise installed version (for example: 3.0.7, 3.0.6, 3.0.5, etc.). Compare this against the affected range.Affected if The version displayed is 3.0.7 or any earlier version (for example: 3.0.6, 3.0.5, 3.0.0).
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Confirm user authentication accessDetermine whether user accounts exist in the baserCMS system that can log into the application admin panel or user dashboard area.Affected if The application has at least one active user account with login credentials, as the SQL injection requires an authenticated session to exploit.
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Check for recent security updatesReview the baserCMS installation for any applied patches or manual code modifications addressing SQL injection vulnerabilities.Affected if No security patches have been applied and the codebase remains in the original unpatched state for versions 3.0.7 or earlier.
If the installed baserCMS version is 3.0.7 or lower and the application has active user accounts, the environment is affected by this SQL injection vulnerability.
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 dataUpdate to baserCMS version 3.0.8 or later which contains the security patch for this SQL injection vulnerability.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2015-5641 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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