Mutualaid CMS v4.3.1 - SQL Injection Web Vulnerability

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Document Title:
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Mutualaid CMS v4.3.1 - SQL Injection Web Vulnerability


References (Source):
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1858


Release Date:
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2016-06-21


Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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1858


Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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7.6


Product & Service Introduction:
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http://www.mutualaid.org/


Abstract Advisory Information:
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An independent vulnerability laboratory researcher discovered a remote sql-injection web vulnerability in the official 
Mutualaid CMS v4.3.1 content management system.


Vulnerability Disclosure Timeline:
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2016-06-21:     Public Disclosure (Vulnerability Laboratory)


Discovery Status:
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Published


Affected Product(s):
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Exploitation Technique:
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Remote


Severity Level:
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High


Technical Details & Description:
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A remote sql injection web vulnerability has been discovered in the official Mutualaid CMS v4.3.1 content management 
system.
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute own sql commands to compromise the web-applicaation or connected 
dbms.

The vulnerability is located in the `id - nid` parameter of the `article.php` file GET method request. Remote attackers 
are able 
to execute sql commands by injection of malicious statements via GET method request. The vulnerability is located on 
the 
application-side and the request method to inject/execute is GET. The security vulnerability is a classic order by sql 
injection 
in the `id` or `nid` value. 

The security risk of the sql injection vulnerability is estimated as high with a cvss (common vulnerability scoring 
system) count of 7.6.
Exploitation of the remote sql injection web vulnerability requires no user interaction or privileged web-application 
user account.
Successful exploitation of the remote sql injection results in database management system, web-server and 
web-application compromise.

Request Method(s):
                                [+] GET

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

Vulnerable Parameter(s):
                                [+] id - nid


Proof of Concept (PoC):
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The remote sql-injection web vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers without privileged user account or user 
interaction.
For security demonstration or to reproduce the vulnerability follow the provided information and steps below to 
continue.


Dork(s):
text:"Hosting provided by mutualaid.org"


PoC: Exploitation
http://localhost:8080/article.php?nid=-[ID]&'[SQL-INJECTION VULNERABILITY!]--


Reference(s):
http://localhost:8080/article.php


Solution - Fix & Patch:
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The vulnerability can be patched by usage of a secure prepared statement in the vulnerable file GET method request.
Restrict the parameter and disallow special chars or escapte the entries permanently.


Security Risk:
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The security risk of the remote sql-injection web vulnerability in the web-application is estimated as high. (CVSS 7.6)


Credits & Authors:
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mr_mask_black
Greetz: peyman - hossein - kian error - king dawn - white wolf - ahmad danger


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