Title: ====== Acolyte CMS v1.5 and v6.3 - SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
Date: ===== 2012-01-25 References: =========== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=397 VL-ID: ===== 397 Abstract: ========= A Vulnerability Laboratory researcher discovered a critical (remote) SQL Injection and a persistent XSS on the Acolyte CMS v1.5.3 and v1.6.3. Report-Timeline: ================ 2012-01-25: Public or Non-Public Disclosure Status: ======== Published Exploitation-Technique: ======================= Remote Severity: ========= High Details: ======== 1.1 A SQL Injection vulnerability is detected on the powered by Acolyte v1.5 v6.3 CMS. The vulnerability allows an remote attacker to execute sql commands via remote sql injection attack. The bug is located on the news_comments & plugin_forum module of the content management system. Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows remote attacker to compromise the application & dbms. Vulnerable Module(s): (v1.5.3) [+] ?c=plugin&plugin=forums [+] ?c=news_comments Vulnerable Module(s): (v1.6.3) [+] ?c=news_comments [+] ?c=forum_post 1.2 A persistent input validation vulnerability is detected on the powered by Acolyte v1.5 v6.3 CMS. The vulnerability allows an remote attacker to hijack customer sessions via application side attack. Successful exploitation with required user inter action allows an attacker to manipulate the web context requests of the vulnerable application module. Vulnerable Module(s): (v1.6.3 & v1.5.3) [+] ?c=plugin&plugin=forums Proof of Concept: ================= The vulnerabilities can be exploited by remote attacker. For demonstration or reproduce ... 1.1 v1.5.3 ?c=plugin&plugin=forums&2=topics&s=[vuln] ?c=plugin&plugin=forums&2=post&s=3&t=[vuln] ?c=news_comments&cid=[vuln] v1.6.3 ?c=forum_post&s=3&t=[vuln] ?c=forum_post&s=[vuln] ?c=news_comments&cid=[vuln] 1.2 ?c=plugin&plugin=forums&2=search <script>alert(vulnerability-lab)</script> Risk: ===== 1.1 The security risk of the sql injection vulnerabilities are estimated as high(+). 1.2 The security risk of the persistent input validation vulnerability is estimated as medium(+). Credits: ======== Vulnerability Laboratory Researcher - snup (snup....@gmail.com) Disclaimer: =========== The information provided in this advisory is provided as it is without any warranty. Vulnerability-Lab disclaims all warranties, either expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and capability for a particular purpose. Vulnerability- Lab or its suppliers are not liable in any case of damage, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential loss of business profits or special damages, even if Vulnerability-Lab or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply. Any modified copy or reproduction, including partially usages, of this file requires authorization from Vulnerability- Lab. Permission to electronically redistribute this alert in its unmodified form is granted. All other rights, including the use of other media, are reserved by Vulnerability-Lab or its suppliers. Copyright © 2012|Vulnerability-Lab -- Website: www.vulnerability-lab.com ; vuln-lab.com or vuln-db.com Contact: ad...@vulnerability-lab.com or supp...@vulnerability-lab.com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
