Bluevirus-design SMA-DB 0.3.12 format.php _page_content code injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Bluevirus-design SMA-DB 0.3.12. Affected is an unknown function of the file format.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument _page_content results in code injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-1450. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Bluevirus-design SMA-DB 0.3.12 (Anti-Malware Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the file format.php. The manipulation of the argument _page_content with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in format.php in SMA-DB 0.3.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the _page_content parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 04/28/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-1450 since 04/28/2009. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by ahmadbady and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 85 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:format.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 vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (7936). The entry VDB-47938 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Anti-Malware Software

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• Bluevirus-design

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• SMA-DB

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• 0.3.12

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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