AlstraSoft Forum Pay Per Post Exchange index.php cat sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AlstraSoft Forum Pay Per Post Exchange. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument cat leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3954. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AlstraSoft Forum Pay Per Post Exchange (Forum Software) (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument cat 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 index.php in AlstraSoft Forum Pay Per Post Exchange allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the cat parameter in a showcat action.

The weakness was shared 09/10/2008 by r45c4l (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-3954 since 09/09/2008. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by r45c4l and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. 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 databases at X-Force (44932), Exploit-DB (6396), SecurityFocus (BID 31048†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020829†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: r45c4l
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: alstrasoft.com

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: r45c4l
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3954 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3954
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43979
X-Force: 44932 - Altrasoft Forum Pay Per Post Exchange index.php SQL injection
SecurityFocus: 31048 - Alstrasoft Forum Pay Per Post Exchange 'cat' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1020829
Vupen: ADV-2008-2508

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/03/2024 20:40
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (54), 12/02/2017 10:42 (13), 11/03/2024 20:40 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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