Plugin ID | 319 |
Plugin name | PHPNews prior 1.2.4 sendtofriend.php SQL injection |
Plugin filename | PHPNews prior 1.2.4 sendtofriend.php SQL injection.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2252 bytes |
Plugin family | CGI |
Plugin version | 1.0 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 80 |
Plugin procedure exploit | open|send GET /phpnews/sendtofriend.php?mid='1' HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# 200 *mysql_fetch_assoc():* |
Plugin exploit accuracy | 98 |
Plugin comment | The NASL script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security. |
Bug published name | AccessX |
Bug affected | PHPNews prior 1.2.4 |
Bug not affected | PHPNews newer than 1.2.4 |
Bug vulnerability class | SQL Injection |
Bug description | The remote host is using PHPNews, an open source news application. It utilizes database to store the content. A vulnerability exists in the remote version of this software which may allow an attacker to inject arbitrary SQL code and possibly execute arbitrary code, due to improper validation of user supplied input in the 'mid' parameter of script 'sendtofriend.php'. |
Bug solution | Upgrade to the version 1.2.4 of this software. |
Bug fixing time | Approx. 30 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11748/exploit/ |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | High |
Bug popularity | 6 |
Bug simplicity | 8 |
Bug impact | 8 |
Bug risk | 7 |
Bug Nessus risk | High |
Bug check tools | Nessus can check this flaw with the plugin 15861 (PHPNews sendtofriend.php SQL injection). |
Source SecurityFocus BID | 11748 |
Source Nessus ID | 15861 |
Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
Source Misc. | http://www.computec.ch |