CVE-2017-16961

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    CVE-2017-16961

    Published: 27 Nov 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A SQL injection vulnerability in core/inc/auto-modules.php in BigTree CMS through 4.2.19 allows remote authenticated attackers to obtain information in the context of the user used by the application to retrieve data from the database. The attack uses an admin/trees/add/process request with a crafted _tags[] parameter that is mishandled in a later admin/ajax/dashboard/approve-change request.

    References: https://github.com/bigtreecms/BigTree-CMS/issues/323

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.2.19
    4.2.18
    4.2.17
    4.2.16
    4.2.15
    4.2.14
    4.2.13
    4.2.12
    4.2.11
    4.2.10
    4.2.9
    4.2.8
    4.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High