CVE-2011-5022

high

Published 2011-12-29 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.5

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in search.php in Pligg CMS 1.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the status parameter.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-36495 webapps php verified text · 1 KB

SiteWatch · 2011-12-29

Pligg CMS 1.1.2 - 'status' SQL Injection

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51273/info

Pligg CMS is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in an SQL query.

A successful exploit could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit vulnerabilities in the underlying database.

Pligg CMS 1.1.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

http://www.example.com/Audits/CMS/pligg_1.1.2/search.php?adv=1&status='and+sleep(9)or+sleep(9)or+1%3D' &search=on&advancesearch= Search+&sgroup=on&stags=0&slink=on&scategory=on&scomments=0&suser=0

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
pligg	pligg_cms	`1.1.2`

References

CWEs

CWE-89

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.