CVE-2020-36112: CSE Bookstore 1.0 - SQL Injection

2025-08-01 CSE Bookstore PoC Public

Description

CSE Bookstore version 1.0 is vulnerable to time-based blind, boolean-based blind and OR error-based SQL injection in pubid parameter in bookPerPub.php. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability will lead to an attacker dumping the entire database.

PoC

id: CVE-2020-36112

info:
  name: CSE Bookstore 1.0 - SQL Injection
  author: geeknik
  severity: critical
  description: CSE Bookstore version 1.0 is vulnerable to time-based blind, boolean-based blind and OR error-based SQL injection in pubid parameter in bookPerPub.php. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability will lead to an attacker dumping the entire database.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated attackers can execute SQL injection to dump the entire database including sensitive student and administrative data.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49314
    - https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2020-36112
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36112
    - https://github.com/StarCrossPortal/scalpel
    - https://github.com/anonymous364872/Rapier_Tool
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2020-36112
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.18052
    epss-percentile: 0.97041
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:cse_bookstore_project:cse_bookstore:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: cse_bookstore_project
    product: cse_bookstore
  tags: cve,cve2020,sqli,cse,edb,tenable,cse_bookstore_project,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /ebook/bookPerPub.php?pubid=4' HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "get book price failed! You have an error in your SQL syntax"
          - "Can't retrieve data You have an error in your SQL syntax"
        condition: or
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100f600e5c0362af05298a689fbbbedf75a480759bf20d466377ef82f0d15e42b7e022100e5a77ca8f5f9553d60363f6a35a4ade9d0808e045578178cfb2a900c0914e961:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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