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phpWebSite "module" Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA16471
Release Date: 2005-08-17
Last Update: 2005-10-13
Popularity: 7,313 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Manipulation of data
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:phpWebSite 0.x

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Description:
matrix_killer has discovered a vulnerability in phpWebSite, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks.

Input passed to the "module" parameter isn't properly sanitised before being used in a SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.

Successful exploitation requires that "magic_quotes_gpc" is disabled.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 0.10.1. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 0.10.2:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/ph...hpwebsite-0.10.2-full.tar.gz?download

Apply patch for version 0.10.1:
http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu/downlo...hpwebsite-security-patch-20051012.tgz

Provided and/or discovered by:
matrix_killer, h4cky0u Security Forums.

Changelog:
2005-09-01: Updated "Solution" section.
2005-10-13: Updated "Solution" section.


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