SQL injection in PJHome PJBlog3



Published: 2009-04-24 | Updated: 2017-03-16
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2009-1481
CWE-ID CWE-89
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
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Vendor PJHome

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU1433

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1481

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject SQL commands on the target system.

The weakness exists in the checkAlias action when processing malformed data passed via "cname" parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL queries in web application database..

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.

Note: this vulnerability was being actively exploited.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PJBlog3: 3.0.6.170

External links

http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/34701.vbs
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34701


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.



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