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Multiple Vulnerabilities in AneCMS

Advisory ID:HTB22406
Product:AneCMS
Vendor:AneCMS Team
Vulnerable Versions:1.3 and probably prior
Tested Version:1.3
Advisory Publication:May 28, 2010 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:May 28, 2010
Public Disclosure:June 11, 2010
Vulnerability Type:Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
Cross-Site Scripting [CWE-79]
SQL Injection [CWE-89]
CVE References:CVE-2010-2437
CVE-2010-2436
Risk Level:High
CVSSv2 Base Scores:4.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Discovered and Provided:High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
 

Advisory Details:

High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered three vulnerabilities in AneCMS which could be exploited to perform cross-site scripting and script insertion attacks and execute arbitrary SQL commands in application`s database.

1) Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in AneCMS
The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "descr" parameter in acp/pages/cfg.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website.
Exploitation example:
<form action="http://demo.anecms.com/acp/?p=cfg&m=smod" method="post" name="main" >
<input type="hidden" name="title" value="ANE CMS" />
<input type="hidden" name="descr" value='A New Era of CMS DEMO "><script>alert(document.cookie)</script>' />
<input type="hidden" name="language" value="it" />
<input type="hidden" name="url_base" value="http://demo.anecms.com/" />
</form>
<script>
document.main.submit();
</script>


2) Script insertion vulnerability in AneCMS: CVE-2010-2437
Input passed to the "comment" field is not properly sanitized before being stored in modules/blog/index.php. A remote attacker can insert arbitrary HTML and script code, which will be executed in user`s browser in context of the vulnerable website when user views the malicious data.
Exploitation example:
To exploit this vulnerability fill in the comment field with the following text:
hello <script>alert(document.cookie)</script>

3) SQL injection vulnerability in AneCMS: CVE-2010-2436
The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in URL in the modules/blog/index.php script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP GET request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in application`s database. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to read, modify, add or delete arbitrary data in the database.
Exploitation example:
http://host/blog/1+ANY_SQL_CODE_HERE/Demo_of_ANE_CMS#comment-63

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Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches or other solutions. The vendor was contacted in accordance to our Vendor Notification Policy but we didn't get any answer or feedback.


References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HT22406 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22406 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in AneCMS
[2] AneCMS - anecms.com – AneCMS is a content management system written in PHP.
[3] Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) - http://cve.mitre.org/ - international in scope and free for public use, CVE® is a dictionary of publicly known information security vulnerabilities and exposures.
[4] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

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