# CVE-2017-20173: AlexRed contentmap contentmap.php Load sql injection

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2023-01-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- AlexRed contentmap: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability was found in AlexRed contentmap. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function Load of the file contentmap.php. The manipulation of the argument contentid leads to sql injection. The name of the patch is dd265d23ff4abac97422835002c6a47f45ae2a66. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218492.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on AlexRed contentmap, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.218492
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218492
- https://github.com/AlexRed/contentmap/commit/dd265d23ff4abac97422835002c6a47f45ae2a66

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