Bug 2255192 (CVE-2021-3850)

Summary:	CVE-2021-3850 php-adodb: authentication bypass in PostgreSQL connections
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	TEJ RATHI <trathi>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Priority:	high
Version:	unspecified	CC:	ahanwate
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	adodb 5.20.21, adodb 5.21.4	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A vulnerability discovered in the PHP-ADOdb library allows an attacker to inject values into a PostgreSQL connection string by embedding a parameter within single quotes. Depending on the usage of the library in client software, this could potentially enable an attacker to circumvent the login process, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information such as the server's IP address.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2255193
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Description TEJ RATHI 2023-12-19 06:48:18 UTC

Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness in GitHub repository adodb/adodb prior to 5.20.21.

https://huntr.com/bounties/bdf5f216-4499-4225-a737-b28bc6f5801c/
https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/issues/793
https://github.com/ADOdb/ADOdb/security/advisories/GHSA-65mj-7c86-79jf
https://github.com/adodb/adodb/commit/952de6c4273d9b1e91c2b838044f8c2111150c29

Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2023-12-19 06:48:43 UTC

Created php-adodb tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2255193]

Comment 2 TEJ RATHI 2023-12-19 06:53:29 UTC

Fedora-38 and above are already using php-adodb-5.22.6-1 and later versions. Hence, setting fedora as not-affected.