bugtraq - Falt4 CMS Security Report/Advisory

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <BAY141-W2AD4658CB604ED69809AC9D6B0@phx.gbl>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:40:43 +0000
From: Mesut Timur <mesut@...abs.org>
To: <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>, <mesut@...abs.org>
Subject: Falt4 CMS Security Report/Advisory


                                                               H - Security Labs
                                        Falt4Extreme (RC4 10.9.2007) Security Report
                                                           ID : HSEC#20071012

General Information
--------------------------
Name                           : Falt4Extreme CMS (RC4 10.9.2007)
Vendor HomePage       :http://sourceforge.net/projects/falt4/
Platforms                     : PHP && MySQL
Vulnerability Type       : Input Validation Errors

Disclosure Timeline
-------------------------
04 December  2007  -- Vendor Contacted 
04 December  2007  -- Vendor Replied
05 December  2007  -- Fix Released 
10 December  2007  -- Pulic Disclosure

What is Falt4Extreme
------------------------
Falt4 CMS is a business approved Content Management System (CMS) under the LGPL. The CMS is feature-rich and has a clean administration area. The ultimate CMS with functions for the professional, usable by everyone.CMS modules are available.

Overview of Vulnerabilities
------------------------
The script is vulnerable to both of XSS and Blind SQL Injection attacks.

Details of Vulnerabilities
------------------------
1-Blind SQL Injection Vulnerability:
http://www.EXAMPLE.com/falt4/
index.php?handler=cat&nav_ID=1'%20and%20'1'='1
nav_ID parameter is not sanitized properly and can be used for Blind SQL Injection attacks.
2-Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
i.http://www.EXAMPLE.com/falt4/
index.php?handler=>">&nav_ID=1
Input passed to the 'handler' parameter is not sanitized properly before using and can be used malicious people to perform XSS attacks.

ii .http://www.EXAMPLE.com/falt4/
modules/feed/feed.php?type=rss&lang=1&topic=>">
Input passed to the 'topic' parameter is not sanitized properly before using and can be used malicious people to perform XSS attacks.

Solution
-----------------------
Re-download falt4 from sourceforge:
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/falt4/falt4extreme.zip?use_mirror=osdn
Replace these files:
/yourfalt4/index.php
/yourfalt4/modules/feed.php
/yourfalt4/admin/index.php
-----------------------

The vulnerabilities found on 04 December 2007
by Mesut Timur 
H - Security Labs , http://www.h-labs.org
Gebze Institute of Technology, 
Department of Computer Engineering, http://www.gyte.edu.tr

References
-----------------------
Vendor Confirmation : http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=762931
Original Advisory : http://www.h-labs.org/blog/2007/12/05/falt4_cms_security_report_advisory.html
Project Site : http://sourceforge.net/projects/falt4/
Me : http://www.h-labs.org
_________________________________________________________________
Your smile counts. The more smiles you share, the more we donate.  Join in.
www.windowslive.com/smile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Wave2_oprsmilewlhmtagline