CVE-2019-13507

9.8 CRITICAL

📋 TL;DR

CVE-2019-13507 is a SQL injection vulnerability in hidea.com AZ Admin 1.0's news_det.php file that allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the 'cod' parameter. This affects all users running the vulnerable version of AZ Admin 1.0 without proper input validation.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • hidea.com AZ Admin
Versions: 1.0
Operating Systems: All platforms running PHP
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: The vulnerability exists in the default installation of AZ Admin 1.0. Any system using this version with the news_det.php file accessible is vulnerable.

📦 What is this software?

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete database compromise including data theft, data manipulation, and potential remote code execution through database functions.

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Likely Case

Unauthenticated attackers can extract sensitive data from the database, including user credentials, and potentially gain administrative access.

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If Mitigated

With proper input validation and parameterized queries, SQL injection attempts would be blocked and logged.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - The vulnerable endpoint is typically internet-facing in web applications, making it directly accessible to attackers.
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM - If the application is only accessible internally, risk is reduced but still significant for insider threats.

🎯 Exploit Status

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

Exploit code is publicly available on Exploit-DB (47034). The vulnerability requires no authentication and exploitation is straightforward.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Unknown

Vendor Advisory: No known vendor advisory

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

No official patch available. Consider migrating to a supported alternative or implementing workarounds.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Input Validation and Sanitization

all

Implement proper input validation and parameterized queries for the 'cod' parameter in news_det.php

Modify news_det.php to use prepared statements: $stmt = $pdo->prepare('SELECT * FROM news WHERE id = ?'); $stmt->execute([$cod]);

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

all

Deploy a WAF with SQL injection protection rules

Configure WAF to block SQL injection patterns in URL parameters

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement network segmentation to restrict access to the vulnerable application
  • Deploy intrusion detection systems to monitor for SQL injection attempts

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Test the news_det.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads like: news_det.php?cod=1' OR '1'='1

Check Version:

Check application files for version information or review source code for AZ Admin 1.0 references

Verify Fix Applied:

Test with SQL injection payloads after implementing fixes - should return error pages or no data instead of executing SQL

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • SQL syntax errors in web server logs
  • Unusual database queries from web application
  • Multiple failed login attempts following SQL injection patterns

Network Indicators:

  • HTTP requests containing SQL keywords in URL parameters
  • Unusual database connection patterns from web server

SIEM Query:

source="web_server.log" AND ("SQL syntax" OR "union select" OR "' OR '1'='1")

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