CVE-2008-5727
SQL injection vulnerability in modules/auth/password_recovery.php in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier...
SQL injection vulnerability in modules/auth/password_recovery.php in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query string.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SQL injection vulnerability in modules/auth/password_recovery.php in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query string.
- Record
CVE-2008-5727- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SQL injection vulnerability in modules/auth/password_recovery.php in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query string.
- Record
CVE-2008-5727- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5697 No score
SQL injection vulnerability in modules/auth/password_recovery.php in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query string.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5697- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j275-7h9j-3q9c No score
SQL injection vulnerability in modules/auth/password_recovery.php in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier...
SQL injection vulnerability in modules/auth/password_recovery.php in AIST NetCat 3.12 and earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query string.
- Record
GHSA-j275-7h9j-3q9c- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | CMS NetCat 3.12 - 'password_recovery.php' Blind SQL Injection | 2008-12-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5727 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Netcat, published December 26, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.89%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.