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Discuz! "cdb_auth" SQL Injection Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22534
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Release Date:
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2006-10-26
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Last Update:
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2006-11-29
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Popularity:
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4,558 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Crossday Discuz! Board 4.x
Discuz! GBK 5.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5561
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Description:
rgod has reported a vulnerability in Discuz! GBK and Crossday Discuz! Board, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks.
Input passed to the "cdb_auth" cookie in admincp.php is not properly sanitised before being used in a SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary PHP code.
Successful exploitation may allow retrieval of administrator usernames and password hashes.
The vulnerability is reported in versions 5.0.0 and 4.1.0. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.
Provided and/or discovered by:
rgod
Changelog:
2006-10-31: Added CVE reference.
2006-11-29: Updated Description with more vulnerable versions and information about successful exploitation.
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