Eclectic Designs CascadianFAQ 4.0/4.1 index.php qid sql injection

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A vulnerability was found in Eclectic Designs CascadianFAQ 4.0/4.1 and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument qid can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-0663. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Eclectic Designs CascadianFAQ 4.0/4.1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument qid 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. CVE summarizes:

SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in Eclectic Designs CascadianFAQ 4.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the qid parameter, a different vector than CVE-2007-0631. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

The weakness was published 02/01/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0663 since 02/01/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (3227). Similar entry is available at VDB-34755. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Eclectic Designs

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• CascadianFAQ

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• 4.0
• 4.1

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