#VU27483 SQL injection in PHP-Fusion - CVE-2020-12461
Published: May 2, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27483
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12461
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP-Fusion
PHP-Fusion
Software vendor:
PHP-Fusion
PHP-Fusion
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 in maincore.php when processing the "sort_order" GET parameter on the members.php members search page. 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
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/79fe5ec1d5c75e017a6f42127741b9543658f822
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/858e43d7b0ea1897f76d5bcb3a1aed438132c0e2
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/d95cd4a2d22487723266c898b98e6be10754e03d
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/issues/2308
- https://hackmd.io/lq7nA3ISSoeiGjiHVn5CoA