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Category:  Application (Instant Messaging/IRC/Chat)  >  XOOPS Vendors:  Xoops.sourceforge.net
XOOPS WebChat Module Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Inject and Execute SQL Commands on the Underlying Database Server
SecurityTracker Alert ID:  1005630
CVE Reference:  GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH   (Links to External Site)
Date:  Nov 14 2002
Impact:  Execution of arbitrary code via network
Exploit Included:  Yes  
Version(s): RC3
Description:  An input validation vulnerability was reported in the XOOPS WebChat Module. A remote user can execute SQL commands on the database server.

It is reported that the software processes user-supplied input for the '$roomid' variable without properly filtering the input. A remote user can create a specially crafted value for that variable to execute SQL commands on the underlying SQL server.

Impact:  A remote user can execute arbitrary SQL commands on the underlying SQL database server.
Solution:  No solution was available at the time of this entry.

The author of the report has provided an unofficial patch, available in the Source Message and at:

http://www.phpsecure.org/tutos/webchat.1-5.xoops.rc3.sql.injection.txt

Vendor URL:  www.xoops.org/modules/news/ (Links to External Site)
Cause:  Input validation error
Underlying OS:  Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
Reported By:  vALDEUx@aol.com
Message History:   None.


 Source Message Contents

Date:  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 05:55:49 -0500
From:  vALDEUx@aol.com
Subject:  WebChat for XOOPS RC3 SQL INJECTION

 

Text available at http://www.phpsecure.org/tutos/webchat.1-5.xoops.rc3.sql.injection.txt
Patch available on phpsecure.org


XOOPS RC3 WebChat Module SQL Injection

Tested with :   Xoops RC3
        WebChat 1-5
Author :    val2 - phpsecure.org for more info and ~patchs~


Lines 291-299 from modules/WebChat/index.php :

    if(isset($roomid)) {
      if($xoopsUser) {
        $wcusername = $xoopsUser->getVar("uname", "E");
        $uid = $xoopsUser->getVar("uid", "E");
      }
      join_room($roomid,$pass,$wcusername,$uid); /* <- calling joinroom function with param $roomi
d */ } else { disp_index($errmsg); } Lines 204-208 : function join_room($roomid,$pass,$username,$uid) { global $xoopsDB, $xoopsUser, $xoopsConfig, $ModName, $user, $sitename, $pnconfig, $language, $u
sertime; unset($errmsg); $sql = "SELECT rid, name, typ, pass, descript FROM ".$xoopsDB->prefix("chatro
om")." WHERE rid = $roomid"; $row = mysql_fetch_array(mysql_query($sql)); [...] PROBLEM : $roomid id is included whitout verification. PATCH : add this line a the beginning of index.php or download PATCH from phpsecure.org : $roomid = addslashes($roomid); If you're paranoiac, shutdown your box and wait for an official release ;) EXPLOIT : You're a PHP/SQL g00r00, you don't need an exploit :p MORE PATCHS ! www.phpsecure.org MORE HOLES ! www.phpsecure.org


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