AdCycle does not adequately validate user input thereby allowing for SQL injection

Overview

AdCycle does not adequately filter user input, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary MySQL queries.

Description

AdCycle is a shareware banner ad management system written in Perl and designed to work with a MySQL database. AdCycle does not adequately filter multiple unspecified CGI variables before passing them to MySQL queries. As a result, attackers may execute arbitrary queries on the MySQL database.

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Impact

Remote attackers may read or modify data stored in AdCycle’s MySQL database and other databases to which the AdCycle CGI process has access.

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Solution

The CERT/CC is currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem.

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Vendor Information

282403

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AdCycle Affected

Updated: September 20, 2002

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

The CERT/CC has no additional comments at this time.

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References

• <http://www.adcycle.com/&gt;
• <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3741&gt;

Acknowledgements

Thanks to GOBBLES Security Advisory for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Shawn Van Ittersum.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2001-1226
Severity Metric:	4.28 Date Public: