MyArticles module for RunCMS topics.php SQL injection

myarticles-topics-sql-injection (42016) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

MyArticles module for RunCMS is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the topics.php script using the topic_id parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.

Platforms Affected:

  • SourceForge, MyArticles module for RunCMS 0.6 beta 1

Remedy:

No remedy available as of August 23, 2008.

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

References:

  • RunCMS Web site, Release of MyArticles 0.6 beta 1 at http://www.runcms.org/modules/news/article_storyid_12.html.
  • BID-28952: RunCMS MyArticles module 'topic_id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-2084: SQL injection vulnerability in topics.php in the MyArticles 0.6 beta-1 module for RunCMS allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the topic_id parameter in a listarticles action.

Reported:

Apr 26, 2008

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