Elgg 'tag_names' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

BID:49237

Info

Elgg 'tag_names' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 49237
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 18 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 18 2011 12:00AM
Credit: YGN Ethical Hacker Group
Vulnerable: Curverider Elgg 1.7.9
Curverider Elgg 1.7.8
Curverider Elgg 1.7.10
Curverider Elgg 1.6
Curverider Elgg 1.5
Curverider Elgg 1.0
Not Vulnerable: Curverider Elgg 1.7.11

Discussion

Elgg 'tag_names' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Elgg 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.

Elgg 1.7.10 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Elgg 'tag_names' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/pg/search/?q=SQLin&search_type=tags&tag_names=location%27

Solution / Fix

Elgg 'tag_names' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update. Please see the references for details.


Curverider Elgg 1.0

Curverider Elgg 1.5

Curverider Elgg 1.7.10

Curverider Elgg 1.6

Curverider Elgg 1.7.8

Curverider Elgg 1.7.9

References

Elgg 'tag_names' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

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