Onlinegrades Online Grades up to 3.2.6 index.php Add sql injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Onlinegrades Online Grades up to 3.2.6. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument Add results in sql injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2598. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Onlinegrades Online Grades up to 3.2.6. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument ADD 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:

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Online Grades & Attendance 3.2.6 and earlier allow (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the key parameter in a resetpass action to index.php and (2) remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ADD parameter in a mailto action to parents/parents.php.

The weakness was published 07/27/2009 as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-2598 since 07/27/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. Technical details and 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 YEnH4ckEr and been published even before and not 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 56 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.

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 (8844) and Secunia (SA35304†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Onlinegrades

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• Online Grades

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• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5
• 3.2.6

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