HumHub up to 0.10.0 actionIndex from sql injection

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in HumHub up to 0.10.0. Affected is the function actionIndex. The manipulation of the argument from results in sql injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-9528. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HumHub up to 0.10.0. Affected is the function actionIndex. The manipulation of the argument from with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SQL injection vulnerability in the actionIndex function in protected/modules_core/notification/controllers/ListController.php in HumHub 0.10.0-rc.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the from parameter to index.php. NOTE: this can be leveraged for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a request that causes an error.

The weakness was disclosed 01/06/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-9528 since 01/06/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

A public exploit has been developed by Jos Wetzels/Emiel Florijn and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download 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 27 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 (99272) and Exploit-DB (35510). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• HumHub

Version

• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10.0

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• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/humhub/humhub/

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