Dieselscripts Diesel Joke Site picture_category.php ID sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Dieselscripts Diesel Joke Site. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file picture_category.php. This manipulation of the argument ID causes sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-4150. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Dieselscripts Diesel Joke Site (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file picture_category.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 picture_category.php in Diesel Joke Site allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter, a different vector than CVE-2006-3763.

The weakness was published 09/24/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4150 since 09/19/2008. 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.

A public exploit has been developed by SarBoT511 and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:picture_category.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 (45217), Exploit-DB (6488) and SecurityFocus (BID 31240†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Dieselscripts

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• Diesel Joke Site

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