Scriptsfrenzy Article Publisher Pro up to 1.0.1 category.php cname sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Scriptsfrenzy Article Publisher Pro up to 1.0.1. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file category.php of the component Publisher. The manipulation of the argument cname leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-1852. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Scriptsfrenzy Article Publisher Pro up to 1.0.1. This issue affects an unknown function of the file category.php of the component Publisher. The manipulation of the argument cname 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 category.php in Article Publisher Pro 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cname parameter.

The weakness was shared 04/18/2006 by r0t (Website). The advisory is shared at osvdb.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1852 since 04/19/2006. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

After immediately, 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:category.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 (25898), Exploit-DB (27677), SecurityFocus (BID 17595†), OSVDB (24730†) and Secunia (SA19650†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Researcher: r0t
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-1852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29729
X-Force: 25898 - Article Publisher Pro category.php SQL injection
SecurityFocus: 17595 - Article Publisher Pro Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 19650 - Article Publisher Pro SQL Injection Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 24730 - Article Publisher Pro category.php cname Parameter SQL Injection

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 07/06/2025 01:18
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (54), 09/07/2017 08:39 (11), 07/06/2025 01:18 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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