Multiple vulnerabilities in b2evolution.net b2evolution

Published: 2012-11-17 | Updated: 2020-08-11

Risk	Low
Patch available	NO
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2012-5910 CVE-2012-5911
CWE-ID	CWE-89 CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	b2evolution Web applications / CMS
Vendor	b2evolution.net

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU43335

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5910

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 execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the root parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

b2evolution: 4.1.3

External links

http://b2evolution.net/news/2012/04/06/b2evolution-4-1-4-stable
http://osvdb.org/80671
http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111294/B2Evolution-CMS-4.1.3-SQL-Injection.html
http://vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=482
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52783
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74457

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU43336

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5911

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in blogs/blog1.php in b2evolution 4.1.3 when processing message body. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.