CVE-2012-4237
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in TCExam before 11.3.008 allow remote authenticated users with level 5 or greater permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the subject_module_id parameter to (1) tce_edit_answer.php or (2)…
Does this matter?
2 public exploits are published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.4%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in TCExam before 11.3.008 allow remote authenticated users with level 5 or greater permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the subject_module_id parameter to (1) tce_edit_answer.php or (2) tce_edit_question.php.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.39% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 7 August 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- tecnick/tcexam
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-37585source ↗ | TCExam 11.2.x - '/admin/code/tce_edit_question.php?subject_module_id' SQL Injectionphp · Chris Cooper | webapps | 7 August 2012 | yes |
| EDB-37584source ↗ | TCExam 11.2.x - '/admin/code/tce_edit_answer.php' Multiple SQL Injectionsphp · Chris Cooper | webapps | 7 August 2012 | yes |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0079.htmlExploit
- http://freecode.com/projects/tcexam/releases/347125
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50141Vendor Advisory
- http://tcexam.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=tcexam/tcexam%3Bh=edf6e08622642f1b2421f4355d98250d9e1b0742
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/8
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/tcexam-sql-injection.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54861Exploit
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-08/0079.htmlExploit
- http://freecode.com/projects/tcexam/releases/347125
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50141Vendor Advisory
- http://tcexam.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=tcexam/tcexam%3Bh=edf6e08622642f1b2421f4355d98250d9e1b0742
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/8
- http://www.reactionpenetrationtesting.co.uk/tcexam-sql-injection.htmlExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54861Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.