Multiple vulnerabilities in OrangeHRM Orange Human Resource Management



| Updated: 2020-08-11
Risk Medium
Patch available NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2011-5258
CVE-2011-5259
CWE-ID CWE-79
CWE-89
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Orange Human Resource Management
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor OrangeHRM Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU43096

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5258

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

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in OrangeHRM before 2.6.11.2 when processing the (1) uniqcode or (2) isAdmin parameter to index.php; or the (3) PATH_INFO to lib/controllers/centralcontroller.php. 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.

Mitigation

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

Vulnerable software versions

Orange Human Resource Management: 2.6.0 - 2.6.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://blog.orangehrm.com/2011/12/09/security-vulnerabilities-fixed-with-orangehrm-26112/
https://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/77416
https://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/77417
https://secunia.com/advisories/47014
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520684/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50857
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71568
https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_orangehrm.html


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, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU43097

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5259

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

Exploit availability: Yes

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 id 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

Orange Human Resource Management: 2.6.0 - 2.6.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://blog.orangehrm.com/2011/12/09/security-vulnerabilities-fixed-with-orangehrm-26112/
https://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/77418
https://secunia.com/advisories/47014
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520684/100/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50857
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71569
https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_orangehrm.html


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, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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