fusetalkpoc-sql.txt

`Hello everyone,  
  
After trying to report bugs to FuseTalk, and seeing them providing patches to  
customers (dropping new fixed .cfm files in a private place reserved to  
customers) without giving proper credits and without reporting them publicly  
(we were following the Full Disclosure Policy v2.0), we decided to release  
the advisories. It's a kinda weird attitude from a company that sold its  
product to the NASA, Bloomberg, Adobe, AMD, etc. Here is the first one:  
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Advisory: FuseTalk affected by a SQL Injection  
Product: FuseTalk Basic/Standard/Enterprise ColdFusion version  
Version: unknown, it seems the vendor fixed the bug silently in latest version  
Risk: Medium  
Reported on: April 17, 2007  
Vendor: FuseTalk  
Impact: data manipulation  
  
Product Overview  
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With an easy-to-use, intuitive administration system, extensive customization  
capabilities and a rich feature set, FuseTalk is a pleasure to use for both  
administrators and forum members. Full RDBMS support, high performance and full  
linear scalability allow FuseTalk to meet your demands.Over 1,000 customers use  
FuseTalk to deliver the benefits of collaborative online communities, including  
VCampus, Rockwell, Seagate Software, Macromedia, Hasbro, U.S. Air Force, AT&T,  
Citicorp, McCormick and Company, Adobe, eBay, AnandTech, NASA, Bloomberg,  
the U.S. Dept. of Energy, etc.  
  
Summary  
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old versions of FuseTalk are vulnerable to a classic SQL Injection bug that  
leads to data manipulation.  
  
Technical Details  
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The problem lies in the /forum/include/error/autherror.cfm script,the variable  
*errorcode* is not sanitized.  
  
Proof of Concept (PoC)  
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http://[srv]/forum/include/error/autherror.cfm?FTVAR_URLP=x&errorcode=SQL_INJ  
  
Credit  
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Discovered by Ivan Almuina of Fastcom Technology SA.  
  
Contact  
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almuina at domainname (following domain)  
fastcom-technology.com  
  
Disclaimer  
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There are no warranties, implied or express, with regard to this information.  
In no event shall the author be liable for any direct or indirect damages  
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information. Any use of this information is at the user's own risk.  
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More fusetalk advisories to come,  
  
  
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Ivan Almuina  
  
Fastcom Technology S.A.  
Phone: +41 21 619 06 70  
Fax: +41 21 619 06 71  
Internet: http://www.fastcom-technology.com/  
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