e107 CMS up to 0.7.24 user_field sql injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in e107 CMS. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation of the argument user_field causes sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2011-4946. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability has been found in e107 CMS (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument user_field 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:

SQL injection vulnerability in e107_admin/users_extended.php in e107 before 0.7.26 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the user_field parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 08/31/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at e107.svn.sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-4946 since 12/23/2011. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 0.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68061), OSVDB (73120†) and Secunia (SA44968†). The entry VDB-61988 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Content Management System

Vendor

• e107

Name

• CMS

Version

• 0.7.0
• 0.7.1
• 0.7.2
• 0.7.3
• 0.7.4
• 0.7.5
• 0.7.6
• 0.7.7
• 0.7.8
• 0.7.9
• 0.7.10
• 0.7.11
• 0.7.12
• 0.7.13
• 0.7.14
• 0.7.15
• 0.7.16
• 0.7.17
• 0.7.18
• 0.7.19
• 0.7.20
• 0.7.21
• 0.7.22
• 0.7.24

License

• open-source

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