PozScripts Business Directory 'showcategory.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	32264
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-5496
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 11 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 16 2015 05:51PM
Credit:	Hussin X
Vulnerable:	PozScripts Business Directory 0
Not Vulnerable:

PozScripts Business Directory 'showcategory.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

PozScripts Business Directory 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.

PozScripts Business Directory 'showcategory.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/showcategory.php?cid=-264+union+select+1,concat(user(),0x3e,version()),3,4,5--

PozScripts Business Directory 'showcategory.php' 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].

PozScripts Business Directory 'showcategory.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• PozScripts Business Directory Homepage (PozScripts)