SQL injection in s9y Serendipity

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU44013

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2762

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: No

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 url parameter to comment.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.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Serendipity: 0.3 - 1.6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:s9y_org:serendipity:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:s9y_org:serendipity:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:s9y_org:serendipity:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://blog.s9y.org/archives/241-Serendipity-1.6.2-released.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/49234
https://www.osvdb.org/82036
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53620
https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027079
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75760
https://github.com/s9y/Serendipity/commit/87153991d06bc18fe4af05f97810487c4a340a92#diff-1
https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23092

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.