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ADODB sql Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for sql parameter SQL injection vulnerability in ADODB

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server has a PHP script that is affected by a SQL
injection flaw.

Description :

The remote host is running ADODB, a database abstraction library for
PHP.

The installed version of ADODB includes a test script named
'server.php' that fails to sanitize user input to the 'sql' parameter
before using it in database queries. A possible hacker can exploit this
issue to launch SQL injection attacks against the underlying database.

See also :

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-64/advisory/

Solution :

Remove the test script or set a root password for MySQL.

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 7.0
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 16187

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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