SQL Injection in Nexusphp

CVE-2017-12981

NexusPHP 1.5.beta5.20120707 has SQL Injection in forummanage.php via the sort parameter in an addforum action.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.012 (63.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nexusphp — versions 1.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12981?: CVE-2017-12981 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nexusphp, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-12981?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-12981 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.