PostNuke 0.722/0.723/0.726 sort sortby sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in PostNuke 0.722/0.723/0.726. This impacts an unknown function of the component sort. The manipulation of the argument sortby leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-2751. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PostNuke 0.722/0.723/0.726 (Content Management System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component sort. The manipulation of the argument sortby with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SQL injection vulnerability in the members_list module in PostNuke 0.726, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the sortby parameter.

The bug was discovered 01/03/2003. The weakness was published 01/03/2004 by pokleyzz as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at derkeiler.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-2751 since 11/13/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 365 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11123 (PostNuke Phoenix Member_List Module SQL Injection Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11500), SecurityFocus (BID 7047†), OSVDB (3334†), Secunia (SA10553†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1008629†). Similar entry is available at VDB-23616. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

01/03/2003 🔍
03/07/2003 +63 days 🔍
01/03/2004 +302 days 🔍
01/06/2004 +2 days 🔍
01/06/2004 +0 days 🔍
01/07/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +359 days 🔍
11/13/2007 +1047 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +2674 days 🔍
06/30/2018 +1208 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: derkeiler.com
Researcher: pokleyzz
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-2751 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-2751
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-23615
X-Force: 11500 - PostNuke Members_List SQL injection
SecurityFocus: 7047 - PostNuke Phoenix Member_List Module SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 10553 - PostNuke SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 3334 - PostNuke Members_List Module sortby Parameter SQL Injection
SecurityTracker: 1008629

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 12:14
Updated: 06/30/2018 09:19
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (63), 06/30/2018 09:19 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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