CVE-2016-10755
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 · uneditedAbanteCart 1.2.8 allows SQL Injection via the source_language parameter to admin/controller/pages/localisation/language.php and core/lib/language_manager.php, or via POST data to admin/controller/pages/tool/backup.php and admin/model/tool/backup.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 confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in AbanteCart 1.2.8 allows attackers to inject malicious SQL queries via the source_language parameter in language.php and language_manager.php, or via POST data in backup.php controller and model files. This can lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or potential system compromise.
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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= 1.2.8CVSS 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
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Verify installed AbanteCart versionLocate and read the version file or footer/include in the AbanteCart installation directory. Typical locations include a version.php file, index.php, or footer template. Compare the version number to 1.2.8.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.2.8
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Check for vulnerable language.php fileLocate the language.php file in the application (typically in controller or admin directory). Inspect the code for direct use of the source_language parameter in SQL queries without parameterized queries or input sanitization.Affected if The file exists and contains SQL queries using the source_language parameter without proper sanitization
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Check for vulnerable language_manager.php fileLocate the language_manager.php file in the application. Inspect the code for direct use of the source_language parameter in SQL queries without input validation or parameterized queries.Affected if The file exists and contains SQL queries using the source_language parameter without proper sanitization
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Check for vulnerable backup.php controller and model filesLocate the backup.php controller and model files in the application. Inspect the code for direct use of POST data in SQL queries without input validation or parameterized queries.Affected if The files exist and contain SQL queries using POST data without proper sanitization
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Confirm source_language parameter is processedCheck application configuration and routing to confirm that the source_language parameter is accepted and processed by the language-related endpoints.Affected if The source_language parameter is accepted and passed to database queries without sanitization
The environment is affected if AbanteCart version 1.2.8 is installed and any of the vulnerable files (language.php, language_manager.php, or backup.php controller/model) process user input without proper sanitization.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched version of AbanteCart that addresses SQL injection vulnerabilities, or implement input validation and parameterized queries in the affected files to sanitize user-supplied data before database queries.
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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-2016-10755 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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