Vulnerability identifier: #VU39337

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.6 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7290

CWE-ID: CWE-89

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
XOOPS
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Xoops.sourceforge.net

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 findusers.php. An example attack uses "into outfile" to create a backdoor program. 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

XOOPS: 2.5.7.2 - 2.5.8.1

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External links
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97230
http://gist.github.com/jk1986/3b304ac6b4ae52ae667bba380c2dce19

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.