ATutor index.php SQL injection
| atutor-index-sql-injection (27620) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
ATutor is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the index.php script using the 'fid' parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify, or delete information in the back-end database.
Platforms Affected:
- ATutor, ATutor 1.5.3
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of ATutor (1.5.3 or later), available from the ATutor Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- ATutor - Web site, ATutor Learning Content Management System at http://atutor.ca/.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jul 08 2006 - 07:44:23 CDT , ATutor 1.5.3 Cross Site Scripting at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-07/0096.html.
- BID-18898: ATutor Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3662: ** DISPUTED ** SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in ATutor 1.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the fid parameter. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the vendor, who states The mentioned SQL injection vulnerability is not possible. However, the relevant source code suggests that this issue may be legitimate, and the parameter is cleansed in 1.5.3.1.
- OSVDB ID: 28188: ATutor index.php fid Variable SQL Injection
Reported:
Jul 08, 2006
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