TITLE:
webSPELL "search.php" SQL Injection Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18885
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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Manipulation of data
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
webSPELL 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/8086/
DESCRIPTION:
x128 has discovered a vulnerability in webSPELL, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks.
Input passed to the "title_op" parameter in search.php isn't properly
sanitised before being used in a SQL query. This can be exploited to
manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 4.01.00. Prior
versions may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Apply patch.
http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=files&file=4
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
x128
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.webspell.org/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=49&lang=en
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