Installatron GQ File Manager 0.2.5 create sql injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Installatron GQ File Manager 0.2.5. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation of the argument create can lead to sql injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-9445. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Installatron GQ File Manager 0.2.5. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument create 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:

SQL injection vulnerability in incl/create.inc.php in Installatron GQ File Manager 0.2.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the create parameter to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by creating a file that generates an error. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly mapped to CVE-2014-1137; see CVE-2014-1137 for more information.

The weakness was shared 01/02/2015 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9445 since 01/02/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by TaurusOmar and been published even before and not 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 14 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 (99366) and Exploit-DB (35584). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Installatron

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• GQ File Manager

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• 0.2.5

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