Description
UserView_list.php in PHPRunner 4.2, and possibly earlier, stores passwords in cleartext in the database, which allows attackers to gain privileges. NOTE: this can be leveraged with a separate SQL injection vulnerability to obtain passwords remotely without authentication.
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 1
- PHPRunner 4.2 - 'SearchOption' Blind SQL Injection EDB-8226 · webapps · Mar 17, 2009 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20090317 PHPRunner SQL Injection mailing-list
- 8226 exploit
- 52804 vdb-entry
- http://www.bugreport.ir/index_63.htm
- phprunner-userview-information-disclosure(49279) vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-0750 vdb-entry