CVE-2017-6089 — SQL injection vulnerability in PhpCollab 2

SQL injection vulnerability in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) project or id parameters to topics/deletetopics.php; the (2) id parameter to bookmarks/deletebookmarks.php; or the (3) id parameter to calendar/deletec

01What is this vulnerability?

SQL injection vulnerability in PhpCollab 2.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) project or id parameters to topics/deletetopics.php; the (2) id parameter to bookmarks/deletebookmarks.php; or the (3) id parameter to calendar/deletecalendar.php.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-10-03T01:29:03.153
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• sysdream.com — https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2017-09-29-cve-2017-6089-phpcollab-2-5-1-multiple-…
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42935/
• sysdream.com — https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2017-09-29-cve-2017-6089-phpcollab-2-5-1-multiple-…
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42935/