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medium 6.3

CVE-2021-4261 json

pacman-canvas db-handler.php addHighscore sql injection

published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-34106

cvss
6.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in pacman-canvas up to 1.0.5. Affected is the function addHighscore of the file data/db-handler.php. The manipulation leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.6 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 29522c90ca1cebfce6453a5af5a45281d99b0646. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216270 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • pacman-canvas_project pacman-canvas 1.0.6

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • unspecified pacman-canvas

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-707 Improper Neutralization
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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