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CVE-2008-5727

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-12-26 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-89

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in modules/auth/password_recovery.php in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query string.

Affected products

• Netcat: through 3.12; 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 (+1)

References

• http://osvdb.org/50965
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4818
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32990
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47575
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7559
• http://osvdb.org/50965
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4818
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32990
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47575
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7559

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