MDPro referer header SQL injection

mdpro-refererheader-sql-injection (36871) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

MDPro is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the index.php script when processing the referer HTTP header, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.

Platforms Affected:

  • MAXdev, MDPro prior to 1.0.82

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of MDPro (1.0.82 or later), available from the MAXdev Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

References:

  • MAXdev Web site, MAXdev - MDPro the most easy to use and feature rich GPL CMS at http://www.maxdev.com/index.phtml.
  • BID-25864: MD-Pro Index.PHP Firefox ID SQL Injection Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-5222: SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in MAXdev MDPro (MD-Pro) 1.0.76 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a Firefox ID= substring in a Referer HTTP header.
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3314: MAXdev MD-Pro referer HTTP Header Remote SQL Injection Vulnerability

Reported:

Sep 29, 2007

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