XLPortal 'index.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	28408
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-1509
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 22 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:32PM
Credit:	cOndemned
Vulnerable:	XLPortal XLPortal 2.2.4
Not Vulnerable:

XLPortal 'index.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

XLPortal 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.

XLPortal 2.2.4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

XLPortal 'index.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following exploit is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/28408.pl

XLPortal 'index.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has posted a forum page describing a fix for this issue. The vendor recommends changing the file 'engine/kernel/session.php'.

Change the following line:

$this->post[$key] = htmlspecialchars(@stripslashes($value));

to:

$this->post[$key] = htmlspecialchars(mysql_real_escape_string($value));

Please see the references for more information on fixing affected packages.

XLPortal 'index.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• [SA29479]Wstrzykniecie kodu SQL (XLPortal)
  
• XLPortal Homepage (XLPortal)