CVE-2008-6189 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability in GForge version 4.5.19, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This flaw exists due to improper handling of the 'offset' parameter in new/index.php, news/index.php, and top/topusers.php, specifically within the database-pgsql.php component. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available via ExploitDB (EDB-6707), though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gforge:gforge:4.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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