Zoph up to 0.9.1 group.php location_id sql injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Zoph up to 0.9.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the file group.php. The manipulation of the argument location_id leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9235. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Zoph up to 0.9.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file group.php. The manipulation of the argument location_id with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Zoph (aka Zoph Organizes Photos) 0.9.1 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) _action parameter to group.php or (2) user.php or the (3) location_id parameter to photos.php in php/.

The weakness was shared 12/03/2014 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9235 since 12/03/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:group.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232022 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2014-9235), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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 (35278) and Tenable (232022). The entry VDB-73080 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Zoph

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• 0.9.0
• 0.9.1

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