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Summary
A vulnerability was found in boastMachine 3.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the file mail.php. This manipulation of the argument ID causes sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-0422. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in boastMachine 3.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file mail.php. The manipulation of the argument id 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 mail.php in boastMachine (aka bMachine) 3.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter.
The bug was discovered 01/21/2008. The weakness was published 01/23/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0422 since 01/23/2008. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:mail.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30052 (boastMachine mail.php id Parameter SQL Injection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
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 (39813), Exploit-DB (4952), Tenable (30052), SecurityFocus (BID 32379†) and OSVDB (40960†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Sql injectionCWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 30052
Nessus Name: boastMachine mail.php id Parameter SQL Injection
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
01/21/2008 🔍01/21/2008 🔍
01/23/2008 🔍
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01/28/2008 🔍
11/20/2008 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2008-0422 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40675
X-Force: 39813
SecurityFocus: 32379 - RETIRED: boastMachine 'mail.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 40960 - boastMachine (bMachine) mail.php SQL injection
Vulnerability Center: 17478 - BoastMachine Mail.php Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Inject Arbitrary SQL Commands, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-0227
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 04/07/2025 01:58
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (64), 08/04/2019 10:56 (9), 04/07/2025 01:58 (20)
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