Vastal I-tech Buddy Zone up to 1.5 view_news.php member_id sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Vastal I-tech Buddy Zone up to 1.5. The affected element is an unknown function of the file view_news.php. Such manipulation of the argument member_id leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-3526. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Vastal I-tech Buddy Zone up to 1.5. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file view_news.php. The manipulation of the argument member_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:

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Buddy Zone 1.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via (1) the news_id parameter to view_news.php, (2) the cat_id parameter to view_events.php, or (3) the member_id parameter to video_gallery.php.

The weakness was shared 06/30/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-3526 since 07/03/2007. 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.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. By approaching the search of inurl:view_news.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35187), Exploit-DB (4128), SecurityFocus (BID 24726†) and OSVDB (38960†). The entries VDB-37626, VDB-86182 and VDB-86183 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Vastal I-tech

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• Buddy Zone

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• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.2
• 1.3
• 1.4
• 1.5

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