# CVE-2017-11174: In install/page\_dbsettings.php in the Core distribution of XOOPS 2.5.8.1, unfiltered data passed to CREATE and ALTER SQL queries caused SQL

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-07-12 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In install/page_dbsettings.php in the Core distribution of XOOPS 2.5.8.1, unfiltered data passed to CREATE and ALTER SQL queries caused SQL Injection in the database settings page, related to use of GBK in CHARACTER SET and COLLATE clauses.

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## References

- https://tsublogs.wordpress.com/2017/07/12/xoops-core-2-5-8-1-install-db-sql-injection/

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