SQL injection in Voovi Social Networking Script

The SQL injection vulnerability in Voovi Social Networking Script allows an attacker to directly interact with the underlying database. By crafting malicious SQL queries through the photos.php script's id and user parameters, an attacker can bypass authentication and authorization mechanisms. This could result in the extraction of sensitive user data, including usernames, passwords, email addresses, and potentially even financial information if the script handles such data. Furthermore, an attacker could modify or delete data within the database, leading to data corruption or denial of service. The potential blast radius is significant, impacting all users of the vulnerable script and potentially exposing the entire database to compromise.

Websites and applications utilizing the vulnerable Voovi Social Networking Script version 1.0 are at risk. This includes sites using the script for social networking features and those with limited security expertise or resources to promptly apply security updates. Shared hosting environments where multiple websites share the same server instance are particularly vulnerable, as a compromise of one site could potentially lead to the compromise of others.

• php: Examine the photos.php file for unsanitized input handling of the id and user parameters. Look for direct use of these parameters in SQL queries without proper escaping or parameterization.

// Example of vulnerable code
$id = $_GET['id'];
$user = $_GET['user'];
$query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = $id AND user = $user";

• generic web: Monitor web server access logs for unusual SQL query patterns targeting the photos.php endpoint. Look for patterns indicative of SQL injection attempts.

grep -i "union select" /var/log/apache2/access.log | grep photos.php

• generic web: Check response headers for unexpected SQL errors or database connection information that could be exploited.

curl -I https://example.com/photos.php?id=1 | grep Server

1. 2023-11-30Disclosure

   disclosure

1. Reserviert2023-11-30
2. Veröffentlicht2023-11-30
3. Geändert2024-08-02
4. EPSS aktualisiert2026-04-02

The primary mitigation for CVE-2023-6413 is to immediately upgrade to version 1.0.1 of Voovi Social Networking Script. If upgrading is not immediately feasible due to compatibility issues or downtime concerns, consider implementing temporary workarounds. These might include input validation and sanitization on the id and user parameters within the photos.php script to prevent SQL injection attempts. Web application firewalls (WAFs) can also be configured to detect and block malicious SQL injection patterns targeting the photos.php endpoint. After upgrading, confirm the vulnerability is resolved by attempting a SQL injection attack via the photos.php script with a known malicious payload; the script should properly sanitize the input and prevent the query from executing.