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CVE-2012-4237 json

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in TCExam before 11.3.008 allow remote authenticated users with level 5 or greater permissions to ex…

published 2012-08-20 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4181

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in TCExam before 11.3.008 allow remote authenticated users with level 5 or greater permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the subject_module_id parameter to (1) tce_edit_answer.php or (2) tce_edit_question.php.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-37585)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-37585 TCExam 11.2.x - '/admin/code/tce_edit_question.php?subject_module_id' SQL Injection webapps, 2012-08-07
  • EDB-37584 TCExam 11.2.x - '/admin/code/tce_edit_answer.php' Multiple SQL Injections webapps, 2012-08-07
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54861 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0079.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/tcexam-sql-injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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