Elgg 'limit' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	50327
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 21 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 21 2011 12:00AM
Credit:	eroen Dalsem
Vulnerable:	Curverider Elgg 1.7.13 Curverider Elgg 1.7.9 Curverider Elgg 1.7.8 Curverider Elgg 1.7.11 Curverider Elgg 1.7.10
Not Vulnerable:	Curverider Elgg 1.7.14

Elgg 'limit' 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 through 1.7.13 are vulnerable.

Elgg 'limit' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

Elgg 'limit' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

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

Elgg 'limit' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• Elgg Homepage (Curverider)
  
• Elgg 1.7.14 released (Elgg)
  
• Fixes #3983 sanitizing limit and offset for comment search (GitHub )