SQL Injection Vulnerability
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Barracuda Networks Spam Firewall is vulnerable to various SQL Injection attacks.
When exploited by an authenticated user, the identified vulnerability can lead to
Denial of Service, Database Information Disclosure, etc.
CVE Number: CVE-2008-1094
Vulnerability: SQL Injection
Risk: Medium
Attack vector: From Remote
Vulnerability Discovered: 16th June 2008
Vendor Notified: 16th June 2008
Advisory Released: 15th December 2008
Description
The index.cgi resource was identified as being susceptible to SQL Injection attacks.
When filtering user accounts in Users->Account View section, the pattern_x parameter
(where x = 0..n) allows inserting arbitrary SQL code once filter_x parameter is set
to search_count_equals‘ value.
/cgi-bin/index.cgi?&user=&password=&et=&auth_type=Local&locale=en_US&realm=&primary_tab=USERS&secondary_tab=per_user_account_view&boolean_0=boolean_and&filter_0=search_count_equals&pattern_0=if(database() like concat(char(99),char(37)),5,0)
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary SQL code to be
executed as part of the SQL query.
Original Advisory:
http://dcsl.ul.ie/advisories/02.htm
Barracuda Networks Technical Alert
http://www.barracudanetworks.com/ns/support/tech_alert.php
Affected Versions
Barracuda Spam Firewall (Firmware v3.5.11.020, Model 600)
Other products/versions might be affected.
Mitigation
Vendor recommends to the following firmware version
Barracuda Spam Firewall (Firmware v3.5.12.001)
Alternatively, please contact Barracuda Networks for technical support.
Credits
Dr. Marian Ventuneac, marian.ventuneac@ul.ie
Data Communication Security Laboratory, Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering, University of Limerick
Disclaimer
Data Communication Security Laboratory releases this information with the vendor acceptance.
DCSL is not responsible for any malicious application of the information presented in this advisory.
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