CVE-2020-18662

CRITICAL

Gnuboard5 <=5.3.2.8 - SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-18662. PoCs published by CodeSecLab.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates SQL injection in Gnuboard5 5.3.2.8 via the `table_prefix` parameter in the installation script. It includes two PoC examples: one using a time-based payload (`sleep(5)`) and another with a boolean-based payload (`OR 1=1--`).

Description

SQL Injection vulnerability in gnuboard5 <=v5.3.2.8 via the table_prefix parameter in install_db.php.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by CodeSecLab · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52167

This exploit demonstrates SQL injection in Gnuboard5 5.3.2.8 via the `table_prefix` parameter in the installation script. It includes two PoC examples: one using a time-based payload (`sleep(5)`) and another with a boolean-based payload (`OR 1=1--`).

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Gnuboard5 5.3.2.8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the installation endpoint (`/install/install_db.php`)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Technical Description x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/gnuboard/gnuboard5/issues/43
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-97927

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 60.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (1)
sir/gnuboard < 5.3.2.8
Published Jun 24, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026