Artis.imag Basilic 1.5.13 index.php idAuthor sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Artis.imag Basilic 1.5.13. This impacts an unknown function of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument idAuthor causes sql injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2881. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Artis.imag Basilic 1.5.13 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument idAuthor with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Basilic 1.5.13 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the idAuthor parameter to (1) index.php and possibly (2) allpubs.php in publications/.

The weakness was released 08/20/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2881 since 08/20/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also 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 NoGe and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 27 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 X-Force (51992) and Exploit-DB (9246). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Artis.imag

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• Basilic

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• 1.5.13

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