Gazatem gNews Publisher authors.asp authorID sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Gazatem gNews Publisher and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file authors.asp. Performing a manipulation of the argument authorID results in sql injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-5767. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gazatem gNews Publisher (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file authors.asp. The manipulation of the argument authorID with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SQL injection vulnerability in authors.asp in gNews Publisher allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the authorID parameter.

The weakness was shared 12/30/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5767 since 12/30/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:authors.asp 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 Exploit-DB (7495), SecurityFocus (BID 32883†) and Secunia (SA33118†). 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: Proof-of-Concept
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12/16/2008 🔍
12/17/2008 +1 days 🔍
12/30/2008 +13 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2268 days 🔍
11/19/2024 +3534 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-5767 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5767
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45699
SecurityFocus: 32883 - Gnews Publisher 'authors.asp' SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 33118 - Gnews Publisher "authorID" SQL Injection Vulnerability, Moderately Critical

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/19/2024 00:29
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (48), 11/28/2017 07:07 (10), 10/23/2024 20:31 (18), 11/19/2024 00:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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