CVE-2008-2034

Download Monitor <= 2.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

2008-04-28 00:00
Dino Covotsos

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.0.9
Affected Plugin
Download Monitor
Affected Version
<= 2.0.6
CVSS
9.8Critical
Weakness type
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE
CVE-2008-2034
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At a glance

CVE-2008-2034 is a critical-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in the Download Monitor WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 2.0.6. It carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 2.0.9; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed April 2008, reported by Dino Covotsos.

Vulnerability Overview

SQL injection vulnerability in wp-download_monitor/download.php in the Download Monitor 2.0.6 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Reaching this weakness in Download Monitor <= 2.0.6 takes no account at all. SQL injection happens when request data is concatenated into a query instead of being bound as a parameter, letting an attacker change the structure of the statement rather than just its values.

A working injection can read any table the database user can see, which on a WordPress install means user records, password hashes and session or API secrets stored in options. For Download Monitor the fix is 2.0.9: builds <= 2.0.6 are affected, anything from 2.0.9 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 2.0.9, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

Requests carrying this pattern arrive without a session, so nothing upstream of the firewall gets a chance to reject them: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. None of that substitutes for the fix: Download Monitor 2.0.9 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

  • Firewall
  • Login Security
  • Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2034https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4770441f-5d8b-4edb-93e3-d2d73f145d26https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2034

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