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Zen Cart "admin_email" SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA17869
Release Date: 2005-12-05
Last Update: 2006-02-14
Popularity: 7,342 views

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

Software:Zen Cart 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-3996
CVE-2005-3997


Description:
rgod has reported a vulnerability in Zen Cart, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks.

Input passed to the "admin_email" parameter in "admin/password_forgotten.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.

It is also possible to disclose the full path to certain scripts by accessing them directly.

The vulnerability has been reported in versions 1.1.x through 1.2.6.

Solution:
Update to version 1.2.7 or apply patch.
http://www.zen-cart.com/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=544

Provided and/or discovered by:
rgod

Changelog:
2005-12-07: Added CVE references.
2006-02-14: Updated "Solution" section.

Original Advisory:
http://rgod.altervista.org/zencart_126d_xpl.html


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