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WP-Stats WordPress Plug-in "author" SQL Injection Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18471
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Release Date:
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2006-01-16
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Last Update:
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2006-01-25
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Popularity:
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10,829 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: | WP-Stats 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0238
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Description:
Preddy has discovered a vulnerability in WP-Stats, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks.
Input passed to the "author" parameter in wp-stats.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 confirmed in version 2.0. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 2.01.
http://www.lesterchan.net/others/downloads.php?id=8
Provided and/or discovered by:
Preddy
Changelog:
2006-01-18: Updated "Solution" section.
2006-01-25: Added CVE reference.
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