CVE-2020-18243
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 found in Enricozab CMS v.1.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via /hdo/hdo-view-case.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 · moderate confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in Enricozab CMS v1.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious SQL commands through the /hdo/hdo-view-case.php endpoint. This occurs due to improper sanitization of user input being directly incorporated into SQL queries, potentially enabling data exfiltration or remote code execution via database interaction.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 1.0CVSS 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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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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Confirm Enricozab CMS installationSearch the webroot for files matching 'Enricozab' or 'CMS' branding, or check for the presence of index.php or admin login pages typical of this CMS.Affected if Enricozab CMS is installed on the server
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Verify the CMS version is 1.0Check version files, README files, or meta information in the CMS for the exact version number. Compare your installed version to the affected range (= 1.0).Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0
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Check if vulnerable endpoint existsLocate the file hdo-view-case.php within the webroot, typically under a /hdo/ directory path. Verify the file exists on the system.Affected if The file /hdo/hdo-view-case.php exists in the application directory
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Inspect the SQL query implementationOpen hdo-view-case.php and examine the database query code. Look for SQL statements that incorporate user-supplied input (from GET/POST parameters) directly into query strings without using prepared statements or parameter binding.Affected if User input parameters are concatenated directly into SQL queries without sanitization or parameterization
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Confirm application is network-accessibleVerify the /hdo/hdo-view-case.php endpoint is reachable from the network (external or internal) and not blocked by authentication or network restrictions.Affected if The vulnerable endpoint is accessible without authentication
You are affected if Enricozab CMS version 1.0 is installed, the hdo-view-case.php file exists, and the application directly incorporates user input into SQL queries without sanitization or prepared statements.
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 queries with parameterized queries/prepared statements in hdo-view-case.php and implement proper input validation. Apply principle of least privilege to database accounts.
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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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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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