Simple Machines Forum up to 1.1.4 Load.php PHP db_character_set sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Simple Machines Forum up to 1.1.4. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects the function PHP of the file Load.php. The manipulation of the argument db_character_set leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-6741. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Simple Machines Forum up to 1.1.4 (Forum Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function PHP of the file Load.php. The manipulation of the argument db_character_set 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 Load.php in Simple Machines Forum (SMF) 1.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands by setting the db_character_set parameter to a multibyte character set such as big5, which causes the addslashes PHP function to produce a "\" (backslash) sequence that does not quote the " " (single quote) character, as demonstrated via a manlabels action to index.php.

The weakness was presented 04/21/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-6741 since 04/21/2009. 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 The:Paradox in Python 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 310 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:Load.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 (43118), Exploit-DB (5826) and SecurityFocus (BID 29734†). 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: The:Paradox
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OpenVAS ID: 900544
OpenVAS Name: Simple Machines Forum SQL Injection Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-6741 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6741
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47843
X-Force: 43118 - Simple Machines Forum load.php SQL injection
SecurityFocus: 29734 - Simple Machines Forum 'load.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 10/28/2024 08:36
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (64), 11/05/2018 08:20 (5), 10/28/2024 08:36 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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