IBM Rational ClearQuest Username Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

BID:25324

Info

IBM Rational ClearQuest Username Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 25324
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2007-4368
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 14 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:36PM
Credit: sasquatch and rel1k are credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.0 .1
IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.0
Not Vulnerable: IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.0.1 .1
IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.0 .2

Discussion

IBM Rational ClearQuest Username Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

IBM Rational ClearQuest is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query.

Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database.

IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.0.0.0 and 7.0.0.1 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

IBM Rational ClearQuest Username Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example exploit is available:

http://www.example.com/cqweb/main?command=GenerateMainFrame&ratl_userdb=DATABASENAMEHERE,&test=&clientServerAddress=http://www.example.com/cqweb/login&username=[SQL]&password=PASSWORDHERE&schema=SCHEMEAHERE&userDb=DATABASENAMEHERE

Solution / Fix

IBM Rational ClearQuest Username Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Reportedly, IBM has released patches and new releases to address this issue. Customers should contact the vendor for information on obtaining and applying fixes.

References

IBM Rational ClearQuest Username Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

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