webSPELL login SQL injection

webspell-login-sql-injection (32669) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

webSPELL is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements when logging in using the ws_auth cookie parameter, which could allow the attacker to bypass user authentication and possibly view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.

Platforms Affected:

  • webSPELL, webSPELL 4.0

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Feb 22 2007 - 04:21:17 CST , WebSpell > 4.0 Authentication Bypass and arbitrary code execution at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-02/0426.html.
  • webSPELL.org Web site, webSPELL at http://cms.webspell.org/.
  • BID-33107: webSPELL Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2007-1154: SQL injection vulnerability in webSPELL allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a ws_auth cookie, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4782.
  • CVE-2007-1160: webSPELL 4.0, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a ws_auth cookie, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4782.

Reported:

Feb 22, 2007

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