Land Down Under HTTP Referer Header SQL Injection

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19774

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to SQL injection attacks.

Description

The installed version of Land Down Under fails to sanitize input passed through the HTTP Referer header before using it in database queries. Provided PHP's 'magic_quotes_gpc' setting is disabled, an attacker can exploit this issue to manipulate database queries, possibly revealing sensitive information or corrupting arbitrary data.

Solution

Enable PHP's 'magic_quotes_gpc' setting.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19774

File Name: ldu_referer_sql_injection.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/23/2005

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: www/ldu

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-4711

BID: 14896

CWE: 89

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