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CGI Generic SQL Injection (Parameters Names)

🗓️ 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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A web application is potentially vulnerable to SQL injection attacks. By providing specially crafted parameters to CGIs, Nessus was able to get an error from the underlying database. This error suggests that the CGI is affected by a SQL injection vulnerability

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Code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(51973);
  script_version("1.15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");

  script_name(english:"CGI Generic SQL Injection (Parameters Names)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A web application is potentially vulnerable to SQL injection
attacks.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"By providing specially crafted parameters to CGIs, Nessus was able to
get an error from the underlying database.  This error suggests that
the CGI is affected by a SQL injection vulnerability. 

An attacker may be able to exploit this flaw to bypass authentication,
read confidential data, modify the remote database, or even take
control of the remote operating system.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_injection");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.securiteam.com/securityreviews/5DP0N1P76E.html");
  # https://web.archive.org/web/20101230192555/http://www.securitydocs.com/library/2651
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ed792cf5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://projects.webappsec.org/w/page/13246963/SQL%20Injection");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Modify the relevant CGIs so that they properly escape arguments.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_cwe_id(20, 77, 89, 203, 209, 713, 717, 722, 727, 751, 801, 810, 928, 929, 933);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/02/14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("http_version.nasl", "webmirror.nasl", "web_app_test_settings.nasl", "torture_cgi_load_estimation1.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Settings/enable_web_app_tests");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
  script_timeout(43200);

  exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("torture_cgi.inc");
include("url_func.inc");


####

global_patterns = sql_error_patterns;

single_quote = raw_string(0x27);
double_quote = raw_string(0x22);

i = 0;
poison[i++] = single_quote;
poison[i++] = single_quote + "%22";
poison[i++] = "9%2c+9%2c+9";
poison[i++] = "bad_bad_value" + single_quote;
poison[i++] = "%3B";
poison[i++] = single_quote + " or 1=1-- ";
poison[i++] = " or 1=1-- ";
poison[i++] = "char(39)";
poison[i++] = "%27";
poison[i++] = "--+";
poison[i++] = "#";
poison[i++] = "/*";
poison[i++] = double_quote;
poison[i++] = "%22";
poison[i++] = "%2527";
poison[i++] = single_quote + "+convert(int,convert(varchar,0x7b5d))+" + single_quote;
poison[i++] = "convert(int,convert(varchar,0x7b5d))";
poison[i++] = single_quote + "+convert(varchar,0x7b5d)+" + single_quote;
poison[i++] = "convert(varchar,0x7b5d)";
poison[i++] = single_quote + "%2Bconvert(int,convert(varchar%2C0x7b5d))%2B" + single_quote;
poison[i++] = single_quote + "%2Bconvert(varchar%2C0x7b5d)%2B" + single_quote;
poison[i++] = "convert(int,convert(varchar%2C0x7b5d))";
poison[i++] = "convert(varchar%2C0x7b5d)";
# from torturecgis.nasl
poison[i++] = "whatever)";
# The next two patterns work if the application doubles single quotes 
# and truncate the output. 
if (experimental_scripts || thorough_tests)
{
poison[i++] = "''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''";
poison[i++] = "a''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''";
# May be useful for XPath injections too
poison[i++] = single_quote + "--";
}

flaws_and_patterns = make_array();
for (i = 0; ! isnull(poison[i]); i ++)
 flaws_and_patterns[poison[i]] = "GL";
poison = NULL;	# Free memory

####

port = torture_cgi_init(vul:'SN');


if (thorough_tests)
 e = make_list("pl", "php", "php3", "php4", "php5", "cgi", "asp", "aspx");
else
 e = NULL;

report = run_injection_param_names(vul: "SN");

if (strlen(report) > 0)
  security_hole(port:port, extra: report);

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