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WordPress AdServe Plugin "id" SQL Injection
Secunia Advisory: SA28708
Release Date: 2008-01-30
Last Update: 2008-02-07
Popularity: 5,801 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Software:AdServe 0.x (plugin for WordPress)

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-0507


Description:
enter_the_dragon has discovered a vulnerability in the AdServe plugin for WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks.

Input passed to the "id" parameter in adclick.php is not properly sanitised before being used in SQL queries. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.

Successful exploitation allows e.g. retrieving usernames and password hashes for users and administrators, but requires knowledge of the database table prefix.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 0.2. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

Provided and/or discovered by:
enter_the_dragon

Changelog:
2008-02-07: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://milw0rm.com/exploits/5013


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