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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Arab Portal 2 Beta 2. This affects an unknown part of the file link.php. This manipulation of the argument PHPSESSID causes sql injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-4221. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Arab Portal 2 Beta 2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file link.php. The manipulation of the argument PHPSESSID with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
SQL injection vulnerability in link.php in Arab Portal System 2 Beta 2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) PHPSESSID (session ID) or (2) REQUEST_URI (query string).
The weakness was shared 12/11/2005 by Devil-00 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-4221 since 12/14/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:link.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 Exploit-DB (26785), SecurityFocus (BID 15820†), OSVDB (21672†) and Secunia (SA17984†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Exploiting
Class: Sql injectionCWE: 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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Timeline
12/11/2005 🔍12/12/2005 🔍
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03/11/2015 🔍
03/15/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Researcher: Devil-00
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2005-4221 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4221
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27469
SecurityFocus: 15820 - Arab Portal Link.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17984 - Arab Portal SQL Injection Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 21672 - Arab Portal link.php PHPSESSID Parameter SQL Injection
Vupen: ADV-2005-2858
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/11/2015 23:39Updated: 03/15/2025 21:23
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (52), 07/30/2017 11:37 (7), 03/15/2025 21:23 (24)
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