CVE-2009-0543 : Detail

CVE-2009-0543

SQL Injection
A03-Injection
0.37%V3
Network
2009-02-12
15h00 +00:00
2009-03-06
09h00 +00:00
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CVE Descriptions

ProFTPD Server 1.3.1, with NLS support enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass SQL injection protection mechanisms via invalid, encoded multibyte characters, which are not properly handled in (1) mod_sql_mysql and (2) mod_sql_postgres.

CVE Informations

Related Weaknesses

CWE-ID Weakness Name Source
CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.

Metrics

Metrics Score Severity CVSS Vector Source
V2 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P [email protected]

EPSS

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EPSS Score

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Exploit information

Exploit Database EDB-ID : 8037

Publication date : 2009-02-09 23h00 +00:00
Author : gat3way
EDB Verified : Yes

Just found out a problem with proftpd's sql authentication. The problem is easily reproducible if you login with username like: USER %') and 1=2 union select 1,1,uid,gid,homedir,shell from users; -- and a password of "1" (without quotes). which leads to a successful login. Different account logins can be made successful using the limit clase (e.g appending "LIMIT 5,1" will make you login with as the 5th account in the users table). As far as I can see in the mysql logs the query becomes: SELECT userid, passwd, uid, gid, homedir, shell FROM users WHERE (userid='{UNKNOWN TAG}') and 1=2 union select 1,1,uid,gid,homedir,shell from users limit 1,1; -- ') LIMIT 1 I think the problem lies in the handling of the "%" character (probably that's some way to sanitize input to avoid format string things?). Anyway, %' effectively makes the single quote unescaped and that eventually allows for an SQL injection during login. # milw0rm.com [2009-02-10]

Products Mentioned

Configuraton 0

Proftpd>>Proftpd >> Version 1.3.1

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1730
Tags : vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/5
Tags : mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
http://secunia.com/advisories/34268
Tags : third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:061
Tags : vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-27.xml
Tags : vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/11/4
Tags : mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST