Sp Project / Document Manager up to 2.4.1 remove_cat ID sql injection

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Sp Project and Document Manager up to 2.4.1. This impacts the function remove_cat. Executing a manipulation of the argument ID can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-9178. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Sp Project and Document Manager up to 2.4.1 (Project Management Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function remove_cat. The manipulation of the argument id 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in classes/ajax.php in the Smarty Pants Plugins SP Project & Document Manager plugin (sp-client-document-manager) 2.4.1 and earlier for WordPress allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) vendor_email[] parameter in the email_vendor function or id parameter in the (2) download_project, (3) download_archive, or (4) remove_cat function.

The weakness was published 12/02/2014 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9178 since 12/02/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

A public exploit has been developed by ITAS Team 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 proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 (98897) and Exploit-DB (35313). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Project Management Software

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• Document Manager
• Sp Project

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• 2.4.0
• 2.4.1

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