Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2013-10018 is a SQL injection issue in fanzila WebFinance 0.5. A user with low privileges and adjacent network access could affect contact-saving data handled by save_contact.php. The public bundle names a patch commit, but does not show confirmed exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority remediation for legacy WebFinance environments. It is not currently evidenced as exploited, but SQL injection can affect stored business data and should be patched where the product is still in use.
Technical view
The flaw is CWE-89 in htdocs/prospection/save_contact.php. Multiple contact fields, including nom, prenom, email, tel, mobile, client, fonction, and note, are reported as SQL injection vectors. CVSS 3.1 is 5.5 with AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations still running fanzila WebFinance 0.5, especially deployments reachable from adjacent networks by authenticated or low-privileged users. The source bundle lists no CPEs, so asset discovery may require software inventory, repository history, or application fingerprinting.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not identify CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. VulDB labels the issue critical, while the supplied CVSS score is medium at 5.5. Exploitation requires low privileges and adjacent network access according to the provided vector.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse and product scope is narrow. The strongest technical anchors are the affected file, listed parameters, CWE-89 classification, CVSS vector, and GitHub patch commit. Do not assume other WebFinance versions are affected without additional vendor evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Apply patch commit 165dfcaa0520ee0179b7c1282efb84f5a03df114 or vendor-supported equivalent.
- Check vendor or project guidance for any newer supported release.
- Restrict WebFinance access to trusted users and networks until patched.
- Review database permissions used by WebFinance for least privilege.
- Monitor contact submission and database error logs for suspicious activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any assets run fanzila WebFinance 0.5.
- Verify htdocs/prospection/save_contact.php includes the referenced patch changes.
- Check whether the affected contact fields are reachable by low-privileged users.
- Review logs for unusual save_contact.php submissions or SQL errors.
- Confirm patched systems still pass normal contact-save workflow tests.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.13.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.220057CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220057CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/fanzila/WebFinance/commit/165dfcaa0520ee0179b7c1282efb84f5a03df114CVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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