Appindex MWChat 6.8 chat.php Username sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Appindex MWChat 6.8 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file chat.php. The manipulation of the argument Username leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3324. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Appindex MWChat 6.8 (Chat Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the file chat.php. The manipulation of the argument username 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 chat.php in MWChat 6.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the username parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 10/21/2005 by rgod (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3324 since 10/27/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:chat.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 (22845), Exploit-DB (26394), SecurityFocus (BID 15198†), OSVDB (20266†) and Secunia (SA17303†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/21/2005 🔍
10/21/2005 +153 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3422 days 🔍
08/22/2025 +3817 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: rgod
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-3324 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3324
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26687
X-Force: 22845 - MWChat chat.php script could allow SQL Injection
SecurityFocus: 15198 - MWChat Chat.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 17303 - MWChat "Username" SQL Injection Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 20266 - MWChat chat.php Username Parameter SQL Injection
SecurityTracker: 1015094
Vupen: ADV-2005-2180

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 08/22/2025 11:56
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (63), 07/12/2018 08:40 (7), 08/22/2025 11:56 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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