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CVE-2012-4601· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Nicola Asuni TCExam before 11.3.009 allow remote authenticated users with level 5 or greater permi

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Nicola Asuni TCExam before 11.3.009 allow remote authenticated users with level 5 or greater permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) user_groups[] parameter to admin/code/tce_edit_test.php or (2) subject_id parameter to admin/code/tce_show_all_questions.php.

MediumCVSS 6.0 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 23, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.6% · 74th percentile
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Action score

24

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
tecnicktcexam

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • tecnick tcexamup to 11.3.008 inclusive
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.000
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.001
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.002
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.003
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.004
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.005
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.006
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.007
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.008
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.009
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.010
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.011
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.012
  • tecnick tcexam10.1.013
  • tecnick tcexam11.0.000
  • tecnick tcexam11.0.001
  • tecnick tcexam11.0.002
  • tecnick tcexam11.0.003
  • tecnick tcexam11.0.004

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Root cause

    The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.

    The bug in code

    The whole CWE-89 class

    A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

    Vulnerable

    ts
    const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query(  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");

    Fixed

    ts
    const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query(  "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1",  [owner]);

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

    ATT&CK techniques

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    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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