Zen Cart up to 1.2.6d password_forgotten.php admin_email sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Zen Cart up to 1.2.6d and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file admin/password_forgotten.php. The manipulation of the argument admin_email leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2005-3996. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to introduce extra authentication.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zen Cart up to 1.2.6d (Warehouse Management System Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file admin/password_forgotten.php. The manipulation of the argument admin_email 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 admin/password_forgotten.php in Zen Cart 1.2.6d and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the admin_email parameter.

The bug was discovered 12/02/2005. The weakness was published 12/02/2005 by rgod (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3996 since 12/04/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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.

A public exploit has been developed by rgod and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:admin/password_forgotten.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20254 (Zen Cart password_forgotten.php admin_email Parameter SQL Injection), 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.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23510), Exploit-DB (1354), Tenable (20254), SecurityFocus (BID 15690†) and OSVDB (21411†). Similar entries are available at VDB-22995, VDB-27276, VDB-83500 and VDB-83501. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: rgod
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Nessus ID: 20254
Nessus Name: Zen Cart password_forgotten.php admin_email Parameter SQL Injection
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Recommended: Authentication
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: rgod
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3996 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27275
X-Force: 23510
SecurityFocus: 15690 - Zen Cart Password_Forgotten.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 17869
OSVDB: 21411 - Zen Cart password_forgotten.php Email Field SQL Injection
SecurityTracker: 1015306
Vulnerability Center: 10002 - Zen Cart SQL Injection Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2005-2728

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 08/02/2019 11:34
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (79), 08/02/2019 11:34 (6)
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