OpenBook auth_user function SQL injection
| openbook-authuser-sql-injection (21643) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
OpenBook is vulnerable to SQL injection caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in the auth_user() function. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the userid and password parameters of the admin.php script which would allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information, and add, modify or delete data in the backend database.
Platforms Affected:
- OpenBook, OpenBook 1.2.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- SourceForge.net, Project: OpenBook: Summary at http://sourceforge.net/projects/openbook/.
- BID-14444: OpenBook Admin.PHP SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-2466: Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the auth_user function in admin.php in OpenBook 1.2.2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) username or (2) password parameter.
- OSVDB ID: 18475: OpenBook admin.php Multiple Field SQL Injection
- SECTRACK ID: 1014606: OpenBook Input Validation Holes in auth_user() Let Remote Users Inject SQL Commands
- VUPEN/ADV-2005-1301: OpenBook admin.php Credentials Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability
Reported:
Aug 01, 2005
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