PatchLink Update Checkprofile.ASP SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	18715
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 29 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 29 2006 06:19PM
Credit:	Chris Steipp <[email protected]> has been credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	PatchLink PatchLink Update 6.2 .189 PatchLink PatchLink Update 6.2 .181 PatchLink PatchLink Update 6.1 Novell ZENworks Patch Management 6.2 SR1
Not Vulnerable:

PatchLink Update Checkprofile.ASP SQL Injection Vulnerability

PatchLink Update 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.

An attacker may be able to exploit this issue to modify the logic of SQL queries. Successful exploits may allow the attacker to compromise the software, retrieve information, or modify data; other consequences are possible as well.

Novell ZENworks Patch Management is vulnerable as well because it is based on PatchLink technology.

PatchLink Update Checkprofile.ASP SQL Injection Vulnerability

This issue can be exploited through a web client.

PatchLink Update Checkprofile.ASP SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has reportedly released the following versions to address this issue:

PatchLink Update Server (PLUS) for 6.2 SR1 P1
PatchLink Update Server (PLUS) for 6.1 P1

Please contact the vendor for more information.

PatchLink Update Checkprofile.ASP SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• PatchLink Update (PatchLink)
  
• Multiple Vulnerabilities in PatchLink Update Server 6 ("Chris Steipp" )