Description
SQL injection vulnerability in paFAQ Beta4, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL code via the (1) offset, (2) limit, (3) order, or (4) orderby parameter to question.php, (5) offset parameter to answer.php, (6) search_item parameter to search.php, (7) cat_id, (8) cid, or (9) id parameter to comment.php.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 4
- paFaq beta4 - 'question.php' Multiple SQL Injections EDB-25114 · webapps · Feb 17, 2005 · verified
- paFaq beta4 - 'answer.php?offset' SQL Injection EDB-25115 · webapps · Feb 17, 2005 · verified
- paFaq beta4 - 'search.php?search_item' SQL Injection EDB-25116 · webapps · Feb 17, 2005 · verified
- paFaq beta4 - 'comment.php' Multiple SQL Injections EDB-25117 · webapps · Feb 17, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20050217 [PersianHacker.NET 200505-07] paFAQ Beta4 Sql Injection mailing-list
- pafaq-sql-injection(19371) vdb-entry