WP-Forum <= 1.7.4 - Remote SQL Injection

2008-01-19 00:00
WEBSEC TEAM

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 1.7.7
Affected Pluginwp-forum
Affected Version<= 1.7.4
CVSS9.8Critical
CVECVE-2008-0388
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Vulnerability Overview

SQL injection vulnerability in the WP-Forum 1.7.4 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the user parameter in a showprofile action to the default URI.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.7.7, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')) The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.

External References

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