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1 vulnerability found for Meneame English Pligg by Sourceforge

CVE-2018-25166 (GCVE-0-2018-25166)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-06 12:18
Modified
2026-03-09 19:11
CWE
  • CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Summary
Meneame English Pligg 5.8 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the search parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with crafted SQL payloads in the search parameter to extract sensitive database information including usernames, database names, and version details.
Impacted products
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