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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2008-6992 json

GreenSQL Firewall (greensql-fw), possibly before 0.9.2 or 0.9.4, allows remote attackers to bypass the SQL injection protection mechanism v…

published 2009-08-18 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6951

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-33203)

Exploit prediction

1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-33203 GreenSQL Firewall 0.9.x - WHERE Clause Security Bypass remote, 2009-09-02
  • bugs.mysql.com http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=39337 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • osvdb.org http://osvdb.org/48910 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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