Getpixie Pixie up to 1.04 pixie_user sql injection

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Getpixie Pixie 1.01/1.01a/1.02/1.03/1.04. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation of the argument pixie_user causes sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-4710. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Getpixie Pixie 1.01/1.01a/1.02/1.03/1.04. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument pixie_user 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 Pixie CMS 1.01 through 1.04 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) pixie_user parameter and (2) Referer HTTP header in a request to the default URI.

The weakness was published 12/08/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-4710 since 12/08/2011. 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.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (18115) and OSVDB (72226†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Getpixie

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• Pixie

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• 1.01
• 1.01a
• 1.02
• 1.03
• 1.04

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