1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6825-1

USN-6825-1: ADOdb vulnerabilities

Publication date

10 June 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in ADOdb.

Releases

Packages

  • libphp-adodb - ADOdb is a PHP database abstraction layer library

Details

It was discovered that the PDO driver in ADOdb was incorrectly handling
string quotes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
perform SQL injection attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2016-7405)

It was discovered that ADOdb was incorrectly handling GET parameters in
test.php. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu
16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4855)

Emmet Leahy discovered that ADOdb was incorrectly handling string quotes
in PostgreSQL connections. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to bypass authentication. (CVE-2021-3850)

It was discovered that the PDO driver in ADOdb was incorrectly handling
string quotes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
perform SQL injection attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2016-7405)

It was discovered that ADOdb was incorrectly handling GET parameters in
test.php. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This issue only affected Ubuntu
16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4855)

Emmet Leahy discovered that ADOdb was incorrectly handling string quotes
in PostgreSQL connections. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to bypass authentication. (CVE-2021-3850)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy libphp-adodb –  5.20.19-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal libphp-adodb –  5.20.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
18.04 bionic libphp-adodb –  5.20.9-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial libphp-adodb –  5.20.3-1ubuntu1+esm1  

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