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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> CGI abuses >> phpWebThings forum Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerabilities Vulnerability Assessment Details
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phpWebThings forum Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerabilities |
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Check if phpWebThings is vulnerable to SQL Injection attacks Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to SQL injection attacks. Description : The remote host is running the phpWebThings application framework. The version of phpWebThings installed on the remote host does not properly sanitize user input in the 'forum' and 'msg' parameters of 'forum.php' script before using it in database queries. A possible hacker can exploit this vulnerability to display the usernames and passwords (md5 hash) from the website and then use this information to gain administrative access to the affected application. See also : http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-11/0057.html http://retrogod.altervista.org/phpwebth14_xpl.html http://www.ojvweb.nl/download.php?file=64&cat=17&subref=10 Solution : Apply the phpWebthings 1.4 forum patch referenced in the third URL above. Network Security Threat Level: High / CVSS Base Score : 7.0 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N) Networks Security ID: 15276, 15465 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Ferdy Riphagen |
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