Dokeos "topic" Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability - Advisories

Dokeos "topic" Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory:	SA19604
Release Date:	2006-04-11
Last Update:	2006-05-15

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

Software:	Dokeos 1.x

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Description: Alvaro Olavarria has discovered a vulnerability in Dokeos, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks. Input passed to the "topic" parameter in viewtopic.php is not properly sanitised before being used in a SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code. Example: http://[host]/claroline/phpbb/viewtopic.php?cidReq=[course]&gidReq=&forum=1&0&forumview=threaded&topic=1[code] This may be related to: SA9090 The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 1.6.4. Other versions may also be affected. Solution: The vulnerability has been fixed in an updated 1.6.4 version. http://www.dokeos.com/download.php Provided and/or discovered by: Alvaro Olavarria Changelog: 2006-05-15: Updated "Solution" section. Other References: SA9090: http://secunia.com/advisories/9090/



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