Drupal database scripts SQL injection

drupal-database-sql-injection (26654) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Drupal is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to database.mysql.inc, database.pgsql.inc and database.mysqli.inc scripts using the 'count' or 'from' variables, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.


Consequences:

Data Manipulation

Remedy:

Refer to Drupal Security Advisory DRUPAL-SA-2006-005 for patch or upgrade information. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-1125-2 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • Drupal Security Advisory DRUPAL-SA-2006-005 : SQL injection vulnerability.
  • Drupal Web site: Drupal.
  • BID-18245: Drupal Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-2742: SQL injection vulnerability in Drupal 4.6.x before 4.6.7 and 4.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) count and (2) from variables to (a) database.mysql.inc, (b) database.pgsql.inc, and (c) database.mysqli.inc.
  • DSA-1125: drupal -- several vulnerabilities
  • SA20140: Drupal SQL Injection and Arbitrary File Execution Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-1975: Drupal Remote SQL Injection and Arbitrary Script Execution Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Debian Debian Linux 3.1
  • Drupal Drupal 4.7.0
  • Drupal Drupal prior to 4.6.7

Reported:

May 24, 2006

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