CVE-2017-20195 in AreaLoad
Summary
by MITRE • 10/29/2024
A vulnerability was found in LUNAD3v AreaLoad up to 1a1103182ed63a06dde63d1712f3262eda19c3ec. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file request.php. The manipulation of the argument phone leads to sql injection. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. The patch is named 264813c546dba03989ac0fc365f2022bf65e3be2. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 05/28/2026
The vulnerability in LUNAD3v AreaLoad represents a critical sql injection flaw that specifically targets the request.php file processing functionality. This vulnerability arises from improper handling of the phone argument parameter, which allows malicious actors to inject arbitrary sql commands into the application's database queries. The absence of versioning in this product creates significant challenges for security assessments and remediation efforts, as organizations cannot determine which specific releases contain the vulnerability or which versions have been patched. The lack of clear release information makes it difficult to establish baseline security configurations and to track the evolution of the product's security posture over time.
The technical exploitation of this vulnerability occurs when an attacker manipulates the phone argument in the request.php file, bypassing proper input validation and sanitization mechanisms. This allows the attacker to construct malicious sql payloads that can be executed within the database context, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, data modification, or complete database compromise. The vulnerability's classification as critical indicates that it can be exploited remotely without requiring authentication and can result in severe data breaches or system compromise. This type of vulnerability directly maps to CWE-89 sql injection, which is a well-documented weakness in web applications that fail to properly validate and sanitize user inputs before incorporating them into sql queries.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data theft, as it can enable attackers to escalate privileges, extract sensitive information, or even take full control of the affected system. Organizations using this software are at risk of exposure to advanced persistent threats that can leverage this vulnerability to establish persistent access to their networks. The absence of versioning information compounds the risk by preventing security teams from accurately assessing their exposure levels and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies. This vulnerability also represents a significant concern from an attacker's perspective, as it provides a straightforward path to database compromise without requiring complex exploitation techniques or specialized tools.
Security practitioners should immediately implement the provided patch with commit hash 264813c546dba03989ac0fc365f2022bf65e3be2 to address this vulnerability. The patch should be applied as a matter of priority given the critical rating and the potential for remote exploitation. Organizations should also implement additional defensive measures including input validation, parameterized queries, and web application firewalls to reduce the attack surface. Regular security assessments should be conducted to identify similar vulnerabilities in other components of the application stack, as this vulnerability demonstrates a lack of proper input sanitization that may exist elsewhere in the codebase. The ATT&CK framework would categorize this vulnerability under initial access and privilege escalation techniques, emphasizing the need for comprehensive security monitoring and incident response procedures to detect and respond to exploitation attempts.