Ovidentia index.php SQL injection

ovidentia-index-sql-injection (44380) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

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

Platforms Affected:

  • Cantico, Ovidentia 6.6.5

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

References:

  • Ovidentia Web site, Ovidentia Community at http://www.ovidentia.org/index.php.
  • BID-30645: Ovidentia 'index.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-4423: SQL injection vulnerability in index.php in Ovidentia 6.6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the item parameter in a contact modify action.
  • SA31425: Ovidentia SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting
  • SECTRACK ID: 1020650: Ovidentia Input Validation Flaw in 'item' Parameter Lets Remote Users Inject SQL Commands

Reported:

Aug 11, 2008

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