Vulnerability Assessment & Network Security Forums

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 >> PlaySMS Cookie SQL Injection

Vulnerability Assessment Details

PlaySMS Cookie SQL Injection

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tests for the PlaySMS SQL Injection

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

PlaySMS is a full-featured SMS gateway application that features sending of
single or broadcast SMSes, the ability to receive and forward SMSes, an SMS
board, an SMS polling system, SMS customs for handling incoming SMSes and
forwarding them to custom applications, and SMS commands for saving/retrieving
information to/from a server and executing server-side shell scripts.

An SQL Injection vulnerability in the product permits remote attackers to
inject arbitrary SQL statements via the cookie mechanism used by the product.

See also : http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=254915
Solution : Upgrade to version 0.7.1 or later.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 10751, 10752, 10970

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Noam Rathaus

Cables, Connectors