#VU41233 SQL injection in TestLink - CVE-2014-5308
Published: October 8, 2014 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41233
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5308
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
TestLink
TestLink
Software vendor:
testlink.org
testlink.org
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 (1) name parameter in a Search action to lib/project/projectView.php or (2) id parameter to lib/events/eventinfo.php. 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.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
External links
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/112524
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128521/TestLink-1.9.11-SQL-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/11
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/13
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34863
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70207
- https://gitorious.org/testlink-ga/testlink-code/commit/7a099737b4c739bf083df016c0a99f66dd8ac0b3
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-5308