King-products LMS King Professional 3.2.4.0 GET Request index.php cp_id sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in King-products LMS King Professional 3.2.4.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php of the component GET Request Handler. Such manipulation of the argument cp_id leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2017-20274. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in King-products LMS King Professional 3.2.4.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file index.php of the component GET Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument cp_id 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:

Joomla LMS King Professional 3.2.4.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate database queries by injecting SQL code through the cp_id parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_lmsking, view=lmsking, layout=learningpath, and task=learningPath parameters to extract sensitive database information.

The weakness was presented by Ihsan Sencan as 42415. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-20274 since 06/19/2026. 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.

The exploit is available 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 (42415). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• King-products

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• LMS King Professional

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• 3.2.4.0

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