KnowledgeQuest kqid and username parameter SQL injection
| knowledgequest-kqid-username-sql-injection (41746) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
KnowledgeQuest is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the articletext.php, articletextonly.php, or logincheck.php script using the kqid or username parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.
Platforms Affected:
- KnowledgeQuest, KnowledgeQuest 2.6
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 30, 2008.
Consequences:
Data Manipulation
References:
- MyKnowledgeQuest Web site, MyKnowledgeQuest :: Knowledge Management Software at http://www.myknowledgequest.com/.
- BID-28713: MyKnowledgeQuest KnowledgeQuest Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
- BID-28716: MyKnowledgeQuest KnowledgeQuest 'articletextonly.php' Script SQL Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1726: Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in KnowledgeQuest 2.6, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) kqid parameter to (a) articletext.php and (b) articletextonly.php and the (2) username parameter to (c) logincheck.php.
- SA29716: KnowledgeQuest SQL Injection and Security Bypass
Reported:
Apr 09, 2008
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