CzarNews cn_users.php SQL injection

czarnews-cnusers-sql-injection (45127) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

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

Platforms Affected:

  • Czaries, CzarNews 1.12
  • Czaries, CzarNews 1.13
  • Czaries, CzarNews 1.13b
  • Czaries, CzarNews 1.14
  • Czaries, CzarNews 1.20

Remedy:

No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.

Consequences:

Data Manipulation

References:

  • Czaries Network Web site, PHP Scripts at http://www.czaries.net/scripts/.
  • BID-31182: CzarNews 'recook' Cookie SQL Injection Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-4203: SQL injection vulnerability in cn_users.php in CzarNews 1.20 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a recook cookie.

Reported:

Sep 15, 2008

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