CVE-2017-7290 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in XOOPS versions 2.5.7.2 and earlier, specifically impacting authenticated administrators. An attacker can exploit this flaw by manipulating the 'url' parameter in findusers.php to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to a backdoor through "into outfile" techniques. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a severe impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.5.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:xoops:xoops:2.5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.