Classified Ads Script PHP v1.1 - SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

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Classified Ads Script PHP v1.1 - SQL Injection Vulnerabilities


References (Source):
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=605


Release Date:
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2012-06-12


Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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605


Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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5.5


Product & Service Introduction:
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Classified Ads Script PHP requires PHP 4.3 or higher and MySQL 3 or higher to run on your server. 
Current stable version of Classified Ads Script PHP is 1.1.

Classified Ads Script PHP features:

    One step install page
    Password protected admin area
    Full language support in the front-end of the script
    Fully customizable visual style through the admin area
    Can literally be dropped into your current site and usable in minutes, not hours or days
    Buttons for  Print Page ,  MySpace ,  FaceBook ,  Twitter ,  Send to Friend  and  More Options 
    Set number of classified ads per page
    Option for featured classified ads
    Option to approve classified ads before having them posted
    Set number of days to expire
    Set your currency
    Choose the default category to be loaded on the first page
    Option to show all category ads
    Option to send email enquiries to publishers
    Option to allow comments to each classified ad
    Option to ban unwanted words in comments
    HTML and Javascript injection prevention
    Captcha verification code - 100% stops spamming
    Option to approve comments before having them listed
    Email notification to administrator for the new comments
    RSS Feed with images, validated by w3c
    Fully readable and simple PHP code, so you can change it to suit your needs

(Copy of the Vendor Homepage: http://www.classifiedadsscriptphp.com )


Abstract Advisory Information:
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The Vulnerability Laboratory Research Team discovered multiple different web vulnerabilities in Classified Ads Script PHP v1.1 CMS.


Vulnerability Disclosure Timeline:
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2012-06-13:	Public or Non-Public Disclosure


Discovery Status:
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Published


Exploitation Technique:
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Remote


Severity Level:
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Medium


Technical Details & Description:
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Multiple SQL Injection vulnerabilities  are detected in the Classified Ads Script PHP 1.1  Content Management System.
The vulnerability allows an attacker (remote) or local low privileged user account to inject/execute own sql commands 
on the affected application dbms without user inter action. The vulnerability is located in the admin.php file with the 
bound vulnerable orderType & orderBy parameters. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in dbms & application compromise. 

Vulnerable File(s):
                                        [+] admin.php

Vulnerable Parameter(s):
                                        [+] orderType
                                        [+] orderby


Proof of Concept (PoC):
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The SQL Injection vulnerabilities can be exploited by remote attackers with privileged user account & without required user inter action.
For demonstration or reproduce ...

http://127.0.0.1/test/classifiedscript/admin.php?act=ads&orderType=[ ASC / DESC ]&search=&orderBy=[SQL-INJECTION]
http://127.0.0.1/test/classifiedscript/admin.php?act=ads&orderType=[SQL-INJECTION]
http://127.0.0.1/test/classifiedscript/admin.php?act=comments&ads_id=&orderType=[ ASC / DESC ]&search=&orderBy=[SQL-INJECTION]
http://127.0.0.1/test/classifiedscript/admin.php?act=comments&ads_id=&orderType=[SQL-INJECTION]


Security Risk:
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The security risk of the sql injection vulnerabilities are estimated as medium.


Credits & Authors:
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Vulnerability Laboratory [Research Team]  -    snup ([email protected]) [http://snup1.blogspot.com]



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