PHPNuke EV search SQL injection

phpnukeev-search-sql-injection (44978) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

PHPNuke EV is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements when performing a search using the query parameter, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database.

Platforms Affected:

  • PHP-Nuke, EV 7.7 r1

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

References:

  • Lostmon Blogger, Monday, January 09, 2006, PHPNuke EV 7.7 'search' module 'query' variable SQL injection at http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2006/01/phpnuke-ev-77-search-module-query.html.
  • PHP-Nuke Web site, PHP-Nuke at http://www.phpnuke.org.
  • BID-16186: PHPNuke EV Search Module SQL Injection Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-0163: SQL injection vulnerability in the search module (modules/Search/index.php) of PHPNuke EV 7.7 -R1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the query parameter, which is used by the search field. NOTE: This is a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3792.
  • OSVDB ID: 22316: PHPNuke EV modules/Search/index.php query Variable SQL Injection
  • SA18394: PHPNuke EV "query" SQL Injection Vulnerability
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-0120: PHP-Nuke EV query Parameter Handling Remote SQL Injection Issue

Reported:

Jan 09, 2006

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