V-gn Userlocator 3.0 locator.php sql injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in V-gn Userlocator 3.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file locator.php. The manipulation leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-5863. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in V-gn Userlocator 3.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file locator.php. The manipulation 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 locator.php in the Userlocator module 3.0 for Woltlab Burning Board (wBB) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the y parameter in a get_user action.

The weakness was released 01/06/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5863 since 01/06/2009. 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 katharsis in Perl and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:locator.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 (47887), Exploit-DB (7530) and SecurityFocus (BID 32960†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• V-gn

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• Userlocator

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• 3.0

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