CVE-2017-15539

9.8 CRITICAL

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes a SQL injection vulnerability in the zorovavi/blog software through 2017-10-17. Attackers can exploit the 'id' parameter in recept.php to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially compromising the database. Anyone running vulnerable versions of this blog software is affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • zorovavi/blog
Versions: All versions through 2017-10-17
Operating Systems: All platforms running PHP
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: The vulnerability exists in the default installation when the recept.php endpoint is accessible.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, authentication bypass, and potential remote code execution if database functions allow it.

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Likely Case

Database information disclosure, data manipulation, and potential privilege escalation within the application.

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If Mitigated

No impact if proper input validation and parameterized queries are implemented.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - The vulnerability is in a web application component accessible from the internet.
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM - Internal systems could still be vulnerable if the application is accessible internally.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ⚠️ Yes
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: LOW

SQL injection via GET/POST parameters is well-understood and easily automated.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: None available

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Consider migrating to maintained software or implementing security fixes manually.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Input Validation and Sanitization

all

Implement strict input validation for the 'id' parameter in recept.php

Modify recept.php to validate 'id' parameter as integer: if(!is_numeric($_GET['id'])) { die('Invalid input'); }

Parameterized Queries

all

Replace raw SQL queries with prepared statements using PDO or mysqli

Replace: $query = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE id = " . $_GET['id'];
With: $stmt = $pdo->prepare("SELECT * FROM table WHERE id = ?"); $stmt->execute([$_GET['id']]);

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Block access to recept.php via web application firewall or .htaccess rules
  • Implement network segmentation to isolate the vulnerable system from sensitive data

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Test recept.php with SQL injection payloads like: recept.php?id=1' OR '1'='1

Check Version:

Check file dates or version information in the blog software files

Verify Fix Applied:

Test with SQL injection payloads after implementing fixes - should return error or no data

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual SQL errors in application logs
  • Multiple requests to recept.php with SQL keywords in parameters

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests to recept.php containing SQL injection patterns
  • Unusual database query patterns from web server

SIEM Query:

web.url:*recept.php* AND (web.param.id:*OR* OR web.param.id:*UNION* OR web.param.id:*SELECT*)

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