Bioscripts MiniTwitter 0.2 Beta index.php User sql injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Bioscripts MiniTwitter 0.2 Beta. Impacted is an unknown function of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument User leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2573. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Bioscripts MiniTwitter 0.2 Beta (Social Network Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument user 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:

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in MiniTwitter 0.2 beta, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) user parameter to (a) index.php and (b) rss.php.

The weakness was shared 07/22/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-2573 since 07/22/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by YEnH4ckEr and been published even before and not 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 82 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50282), Exploit-DB (8586) and SecurityFocus (BID 34795†). The entry VDB-49110 is related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Social Network Software

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• Bioscripts

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• MiniTwitter

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• 0.2 Beta

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