CVE-2008-5727

MEDIUM 6.8CVE-2008-5727 · Published 26/12/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-5727 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability affecting netcat (netcat).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.9%, higher than 79.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
netcat netcat	`= 1.1= 2.0= 2.1= 2.2= 2.3= 2.4= 3.0≤ 3.12`	No fix yet

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.

References

osvdb.org/50965
securityreason.com/securityalert/4818
securityfocus.com/bid/32990 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47575
exploit-db.com/exploits/7559

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