OSVDB ID: 12119

Title: PHPNews sendtofriend.php SQL Injection

Info

Disclosure

Nov 24, 2004

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

PHPNews contains a flaw that will allow an attacker to inject arbitrary SQL code. The problem is that the mid variable in the sendtofriend.php module is not verified properly and will allow an attacker to inject or manipulate SQL queries.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality, Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.2.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

PHPNews

PHPNews

1.2.3

References

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete



Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/12119