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CVE-2021-30177

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 2.36%

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CVE-2021-30177 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. There is a SQL Injection vulnerability in PHP-Nuke 8.3.3 in the User Registration section, leading to remote code execution. This occurs because the U.S. EPSS estimates a 2.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

There is a SQL Injection vulnerability in PHP-Nuke 8.3.3 in the User Registration section, leading to remote code execution. This occurs because the U.S. state is not validated to be two letters, and the OrderBy field is not validated to be one of LASTNAME, CITY, or STATE.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
2.36%

81.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
PhpnukePhp-Nuke8.3.3

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-30177?
There is a SQL Injection vulnerability in PHP-Nuke 8.3.3 in the User Registration section, leading to remote code execution. This occurs because the U.S. state is not validated to be two letters, and the OrderBy field is not validated to be one of LASTNAME, CITY, or STATE.
How severe is CVE-2021-30177?
CVE-2021-30177 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-30177?
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Source: NVD / NIST