# CVE-2013-4422: SQL injection vulnerability in Quassel IRC before 0.9.1, when Qt 4.8.5 or later and PostgreSQL 8.2 or later are used, allows remote attacker

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-10-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SQL injection vulnerability in Quassel IRC before 0.9.1, when Qt 4.8.5 or later and PostgreSQL 8.2 or later are used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a \ (backslash) in a message.

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## References

- http://quassel-irc.org/node/120
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55194
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55581
- http://bugs.quassel-irc.org/issues/1244
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/74
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87805
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201311-03.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62923

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