#VU8495 SQL injection in Pragyan CMS


Published: 2017-09-19 | Updated: 2017-09-19

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8495

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:W/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14600

CWE-ID: CWE-89

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Pragyan CMS
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Pragyan CMS

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via "del_black" HTTP GET parameter to "cms/admin.lib.php" script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain administrative access to vulnerable web application.

Mitigation
The patch is available in vendor's GIT repository:
https://github.com/delta/pragyan/issues/228

Vulnerable software versions

Pragyan CMS: 3.0


External links
http://github.com/delta/pragyan/issues/228


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.


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