Academic Web Tools rating.php SQL injection

academicwebtools-rating-sql-injection (43177) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Academic Web Tools is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements to the rating.php script using the book_id parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.

Platforms Affected:

  • Yektaweb, Academic Web Tools 1.4.2.8 and prior

Remedy:

No remedy available as of November 15, 2008.

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

References:

  • Yektaweb Web site, Yektaweb at http://www.yektaweb.com/.
  • BID-29813: Academic Web Tools CMS 1.4.2.8 Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2008-2968: SQL injection vulnerability in rating.php in Academic Web Tools (AWT YEKTA) 1.4.3.1, and 1.4.2.8 and earlier, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the book_id parameter.
  • SA30763: Academic Web Tools SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting

Reported:

Jun 19, 2008

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