Title: ====== National Center EDU Research - SQL Injection Vulnerability Date: ===== 2012-04-09 References: =========== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=415 VL-ID: ===== 415 Introduction: ============= The United States Department of Education, also referred to as ED or the ED for (the) Education Department, is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. Recreated by the Department of Education Organization Act (Public Law 96-88) and signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on October 17, 1979, it began operating on May 16, 1980. The Department of Education Organization Act divided the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. The Department of Education is administered by the United States Secretary of Education. It is by far the smallest Cabinet-level department, with about 5,000 employees. The agency s official acronym is ED (and not DOE, which refers to the United States Department of Energy). It is also often abbreviated informally as DoED. (Copy of the Vendor Homepage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Education) Abstract: ========= A Vulnerability Lab Researcher discovered a blind sql injection on the National Center of Education Research. Report-Timeline: ================ 2012-02-07: Vendor Notification 1 2012-03-09: Vendor Notification 2 2012-04-01: Vendor Notification 3 2012-**-**: Vendor Response/Feedback 2012-04-08: Vendor Fix/Patch by Check 2012-04-09: Public or Non-Public Disclosure Status: ======== Published Exploitation-Technique: ======================= Remote Severity: ========= High Details: ======== A Blind SQL Injection vulnerability is detected on the National Center of Education Research(US). The bug is located on the empid= parameter. Remote attacker can execute own sql commands on the affected application dbms. Successful exploitation can result in dbms, web server system and web application compromise. Vulnerable Module(s): [+] StaffDetl.asp --- SQL Logs --- Version Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.5057.00 (X64) Mar 25 2011 13:33:31 Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation Standard Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2) System User: NCESVPN/IUSR_PROD_DISS Proof of Concept: ================= The sql injection vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers. For demonstration or reproduce ... PoC: http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/staff/StaffDetl.asp?empid=536%20and%201=1[SQL-INJECTION!] Risk: ===== The security risk of the blind sql injection is estimated as high(+). Credits: ======== Vulnerability Research Laboratory - Alexander Fuchs (f0x23) Disclaimer: =========== The information provided in this advisory is provided as it is without any warranty. Vulnerability-Lab disclaims all warranties, either expressed or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and capability for a particular purpose. Vulnerability- Lab or its suppliers are not liable in any case of damage, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential loss of business profits or special damages, even if Vulnerability-Lab or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply. Any modified copy or reproduction, including partially usages, of this file requires authorization from Vulnerability- Lab. Permission to electronically redistribute this alert in its unmodified form is granted. All other rights, including the use of other media, are reserved by Vulnerability-Lab or its suppliers. Copyright 2012|Vulnerability-Lab