CVE-2008-6992

GreenSQL Firewall - SQL Injection Protection Bypass via WHERE Clause Expression

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6992. PoCs published by Johannes Dahse.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a security-bypass vulnerability in GreenSQL Firewall, where a specific SQL expression (x=y=z) can bypass security restrictions, aiding in SQL injection attacks. It references a security advisory but lacks functional exploit code.

Description

GreenSQL Firewall (greensql-fw), possibly before 0.9.2 or 0.9.4, allows remote attackers to bypass the SQL injection protection mechanism via a WHERE clause containing an expression such as "x=y=z", which is successfully parsed by MySQL.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Johannes Dahse · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33203

The provided text describes a security-bypass vulnerability in GreenSQL Firewall, where a specific SQL expression (x=y=z) can bypass security restrictions, aiding in SQL injection attacks. It references a security advisory but lacks functional exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: GreenSQL Firewall
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a system using GreenSQL Firewall
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://sla.ckers.org/forum/read.php?16%2C24367
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.greensql.net/security
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=39337
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/48910
Patch x_refsource_misc
http://www.greensql.net/node/89
Patch x_refsource_misc
http://www.greensql.net/node/98

Scores

EPSS 0.0121
EPSS Percentile 64.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (4)
greensql/greensql_firewall 0.3.4
greensql/greensql_firewall 0.3.5
greensql/greensql_firewall 0.8.2
greensql/greensql_firewall < 0.8.3
Published Aug 19, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026