# CVE-2005-4144: Lyris ListManager 5.0 through 8.9a allows remote attackers to add "ORDER BY" columns to SQL queries via unusual whitespace characters in the

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-12-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Lyris ListManager 5.0 through 8.9a allows remote attackers to add "ORDER BY" columns to SQL queries via unusual whitespace characters in the orderby parameter, such as (1) newlines and (2) 0xFF (ASCII 255) characters, which are interpreted as whitespace.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419077/100/0/threaded
- http://metasploit.com/research/vulns/lyris_listmanager/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2820
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0349.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/21549
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15787
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17943

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