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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Edgewall Software Trac up to 0.50.9. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation of the argument group causes sql injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3980. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Edgewall Software Trac up to 0.50.9. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument group with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
SQL injection vulnerability in the ticket query module in Edgewall Trac 0.9 and possibly earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the group parameter.
The bug was discovered 12/01/2005. The weakness was shared 12/01/2005 by David Maciejak (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3980 since 12/04/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20252 (Trac Ticket Query Module group Parameter SQL Injection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23461), Exploit-DB (26693), Tenable (20252), SecurityFocus (BID 15676†) and OSVDB (21386†). The entries VDB-27348 and VDB-27554 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
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Class: Sql injectionCWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 20252
Nessus Name: Trac Ticket Query Module group Parameter SQL Injection
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OpenVAS ID: 57081
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: trac, ja-trac
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comResearcher: David Maciejak
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27259
X-Force: 23461
SecurityFocus: 15676 - Edgewall Software Trac Ticket Query Module SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 17836 - Trac "group" SQL Injection Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 21386 - Trac Ticket Query Module group Parameter SQL Injection
SecurityTracker: 1015302
Vulnerability Center: 9822 - Edgewall Software Trac SQL injection via \x27group\x27 Parameter, High
Vupen: ADV-2005-2701
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 06/22/2025 11:32
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (83), 06/12/2019 08:50 (2), 06/22/2025 11:32 (20)
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