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Symphony sym_auth Cookie SQL Injection
high Nessus Plugin ID 33811
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to a SQL injection attack.Description
The version of Symphony installed on the remote host fails to sanitize user-supplied input to the 'sym_auth' cookie before using it in the 'login' function in 'lib/class.admin.php' in a database query.An unauthenticated attacker may be able to exploit this issue to manipulate database queries to bypass authentication and gain administrative access, disclose sensitive information, attack the underlying database, etc.
Note that the application also reportedly allows an attacker with admin access to upload arbitrary files and then execute them; however, Nessus has not actually tested for this issue.
Solution
Upgrade to Symphony 1.7.01 or later.Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 33811
File Name: symphony_sym_auth_sql_injection.nasl
Version: 1.24
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 8/4/2008
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:symphony-cms:symphony_cms
Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/symphony
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Exploited by Nessus: true
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3591
BID: 30477