PhotoPost PHP Pro 5.x showmembers.php photo sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PhotoPost PHP Pro 5.x. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file showmembers.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument photo results in sql injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-0929. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PhotoPost PHP Pro 5.x (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the file showmembers.php. The manipulation of the argument photo 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. The summary by CVE is:

SQL injection vulnerability in PhotoPost PHP Pro 5.x may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via (1) the sl parameter to showmembers.php or (2) the photo parameter to showphoto.php.

The bug was discovered 03/11/2005. The weakness was shared 03/28/2005 by Diabolic Crab (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0929 since 03/29/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 17 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:showmembers.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17649 (PhotoPost < 5.1 Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

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 (19874), Exploit-DB (14453), Tenable (17649), SecurityFocus (BID 12920†) and OSVDB (15099†). The entries VDB-24728, VDB-82377, VDB-82378 and VDB-82379 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 17649
Nessus Name: PhotoPost < 5.1 Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Diabolic Crab
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0929 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0929
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24729
X-Force: 19874
SecurityFocus: 12920 - PhotoPost Pro Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 14742
OSVDB: 15099 - PhotoPost PHP Pro showmembers.php sl Parameter SQL Injection
SecurityTracker: 1013581
Vulnerability Center: 7505 - SQL Injection in PhotoPost PHP Pro 5.x via Multiple Scripts, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 09/15/2025 12:14
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (73), 06/06/2019 11:27 (6), 09/15/2025 12:14 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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