OpenBook 1.2.2 - 'admin.php' SQL Injection

EDB-ID:

26062


Author:

SVT

Type:

webapps


Platform:

PHP

Date:

2005-08-01


source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14444/info

OpenBook is prone to an SQL injection vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure in the application to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in an SQL query.

Successful exploitation could result in a compromise of the application, disclosure or modification of data, or may permit an attacker to exploit vulnerabilities in the underlying database implementation. 

A proof of concept follows:

User ID: admin
Password: no') or 1/*