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Xoops "user_avatar" Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA21643
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Release Date:
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2006-08-28
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Last Update:
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2006-08-29
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Popularity:
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9,203 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Xoops 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-4417
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Description:
Omid has reported a vulnerability in Xoops, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks.
Input passed to the "user_avatar" parameter in edituser.php isn't properly sanitised before being used in a SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 2.0.14. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 2.0.15.
http://www.xoops.org/modules/core/
Provided and/or discovered by:
Omid
Changelog:
2006-08-29: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.hackers.ir/advisories/xoops.html
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