TaskFreak! loadByKey() SQL Injection

high Nessus Plugin ID 46225

Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a PHP application that is vulnerable to a SQL injection attacks.

Description

The version of TaskFreak installed on the remote host includes a version of the Tirzen Framework that fails to sanitize input to the 'loadByKey()' function in the TznDbConnection class before using it in database queries.

An unauthenticated, remote attacker can leverage this issue to launch a SQL injection attack against the affected application, leading to authentication bypass, discovery of sensitive information, attacks against the underlying database, and the like.

Note that it may also be possible to exploit this via other parameters, though Nessus has not tested these.

Solution

Upgrade to TaskFreak 0.6.3 or later.

See Also

http://www.madirish.net/?article=456

https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Apr/432

http://www.taskfreak.com/versions.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 46225

File Name: taskfreak_loadbykey_sql_injection.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/4/2010

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/taskfreak

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 4/27/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1583

BID: 39793