CVE-2018-0685
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 the Denbun POP version V3.3P R4.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via HTTP requests for mail search.
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 Denbun POP's mail search functionality allows remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via crafted HTTP requests. The lack of proper input sanitization or parameterized queries in the search parameter enables attackers to inject malicious SQL syntax.
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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<= 3.3p_r4.0CVSS 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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Identify Denbun POP installationLocate Denbun POP installation directories or check running services for Neo Debun Pop or Denbun POP components on the systemAffected if Denbun POP software is found on the system
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Determine installed versionCheck the version information of the installed Denbun POP instance (typically found in product documentation, about page, or version file within the installation directory)Affected if The installed version is 3.3p_r4.0 or earlier (any version <= 3.3p_r4.0)
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Verify mail search functionality existsLocate the mail search module or feature within the Denbun POP installation, typically accessible via HTTP endpoints handling search queriesAffected if The mail search functionality is present and accessible
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Check authentication configurationReview the Denbun POP configuration to determine if remote authentication is enabled and what authentication methods are supportedAffected if Remote authentication is enabled, allowing external users to authenticate to the system
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Inspect web access logs for suspicious search requestsReview HTTP access logs for the Denbun POP web interface, focusing on search-related endpoints with unusual SQL syntax patterns (such as quotes, UNION, SELECT, or SQL comments in search parameters)
The environment is affected if Denbun POP version 3.3p_r4.0 or earlier is installed with the mail search functionality accessible to authenticated remote users.
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 dataImplement prepared statements/parameterized queries for all database queries in the mail search functionality, apply strict input validation on search parameters, and conduct thorough code review to identify and remediate other potential injection points.
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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-2018-0685 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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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