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Plain-English summary
This CVE describes SQL injection tied to how PbootCMS 1.4.1 parses template if-statements. A malicious user may contaminate template content through search-related URLs, causing unsafe template evaluation. Business impact is limited data exposure or content change, not service outage, based on the CVSS record.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate-priority CMS security issue. It does not show confirmed active exploitation in the supplied sources, but public writeups and potential data/content impact justify timely remediation on exposed PbootCMS 1.4.1 sites.
Technical view
The record maps this to CWE-89 and CVSS 3.1 score 5.1. The vector lists AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. The narrative references PbootCMS 1.4.1 template parsing with eval use, but affected vendor/product metadata is not populated in the CVE bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant where PbootCMS 1.4.1 is present, especially sites using the affected search/template behavior. The CVE affected-product fields are marked n/a, so asset confirmation must rely on local inventory and application version evidence.
Exploitation context
The source bundle includes public vulnerability writeups, but no CISA KEV listing and no cited evidence of active exploitation. Treat this as publicly documented and reproducible in concept, not confirmed as actively exploited from the provided sources.
Researcher notes
Evidence is incomplete: CVE metadata names CWE-89 and describes PbootCMS 1.4.1 behavior, while affected product fields are n/a. The stated AV:L vector should be preserved unless stronger source evidence supports re-scoring.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any PbootCMS 1.4.1 deployments in production or staging.
- Check PbootCMS vendor guidance for fixed versions or official remediation.
- Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or business-critical CMS instances.
- Restrict untrusted modification of templates and search-related content where possible.
- Review logs for suspicious template parsing errors or abnormal search requests.
Validation and detection
- Confirm application name and version from deployment inventory or source files.
- Check whether the search page and template if-statement parsing are enabled.
- Review CMS templates for unexpected user-controlled content or recent unauthorized changes.
- Verify remediation against vendor guidance; do not assume a fixed version from this bundle.
- Record the CVSS vector and metadata gaps in the vulnerability ticket.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N2.52.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://unh3x.github.io/2019/07/19/PbootCMSv1.4.1_Template_Injection/CVE reference
- https://github.com/SticKManII/SticKManII.github.io/tree/master/2019/07/31/PbootCMSv1-4-1-%E5%89%8D%E5%8F%B0%E6%90%9C%E7%B4%A2%E9%A1%B5%E9%9D%A2%E6%A8%A1%E6%9D%BF%E6%B3%A8%E5%85%A5CVE reference
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CWE details
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