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e107 cookie SQL Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Tries to bypass authentication in e107 with a special cookie

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by a SQL
injection issue.

Description :

The version of e107 installed on the remote host fails to sanitize
input to the application-specific cookie used for authentication.
Provided PHP's 'magic_quotes_gpc' setting is disabled, an
unauthenticated attacker can leverage this issue to bypass
authentication and generally manipulate SQL queries.

See also :

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433938/30/0/threaded
http://www.nessus.org/u?957c33df

Solution :

Upgrade to e107 version 0.7.4 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 17966

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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