phxEventManager 'search.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	52238
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 01 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 01 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	David Guimaraes(skysbsb)
Vulnerable:	phxEventManager phxEventManager 2.0 Beta 5
Not Vulnerable:

phxEventManager 'search.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

phxEventManager 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.

phxEventManager 2.0 beta 5 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

phxEventManager 'search.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example input is available:

http://www.example.com/path_to_pem/search.php

POST data:

datasubmit=1&searchtype=events&s_event_names=on&s_event_descriptions=on&s_event_presenters=on&s_event_contacts=on&search_terms='

phxEventManager 'search.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].

phxEventManager 'search.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• phxEventManager 2.0 beta 5 search.php search_terms SQL Injection Vulnerability (David Guimaraes)
  
• phxEventManager Homepage (phxEventManager)