A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Advanced Links Management 1.5.2. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file read.php. The manipulation of the argument catId with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SQL injection vulnerability in read.php in Advanced Links Management (ALM) 1.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the catId parameter.

The weakness was shared 06/03/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2529 since 06/03/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:read.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42320), Exploit-DB (5581) and SecurityFocus (BID 29137†).

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