vTiger CRM 4.2 index.php Date sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in vTiger CRM 4.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file index.php. Such manipulation of the argument Date leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3819. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in vTiger CRM 4.2 (Customer Relationship Management System). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument date 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in vTiger CRM 4.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL commands and bypass authentication via the (1) user_name and (2) date parameter in the HelpDesk module.

The bug was discovered 09/16/2005. The weakness was disclosed 11/24/2005 by Christopher Kunz with Hardened PHP Project (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-3819 since 11/26/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available 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 69 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20317 (vTiger < 4.5a2 Multiple 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23365), Exploit-DB (26586), Tenable (20317), SecurityFocus (BID 15562†) and OSVDB (21225†). The entries VDB-27097, VDB-27096, VDB-27095 and VDB-27094 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 20317
Nessus Name: vTiger < 4.5a2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 20317
OpenVAS Name: string(dir, /index.php
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vtiger.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Christopher Kunz
Organization: Hardened PHP Project
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-3819 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3819
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27092
X-Force: 23365
SecurityFocus: 15562 - VTiger CRM Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17693 - vtiger CRM Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 21225 - vtiger CRM HelpDesk Module index.php Multiple Parameter SQL Injection
SecurityTracker: 1015271
Vulnerability Center: 10037 - vTiger CRM up to 4.2 SQL Injection via user_name \x26 Data Parameter, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2569

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 12/29/2025 04:50
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (88), 06/12/2019 18:20 (1), 12/29/2025 04:50 (21)
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