Multiple Vulnerabilities in Comment Rating

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Advisory ID:	HTB22841
Product:	Comment Rating wordpress plugin
Vendor:	Bob King
Vulnerable Versions:	2.9.23 and probably prior
Tested Version:	2.9.23
Advisory Publication:	February 8, 2011 [without technical details]
Vendor Notification:	February 8, 2011
Public Disclosure:	February 22, 2011
Latest Update:	February 15, 2011
Vulnerability Type:	SQL Injection [CWE-89] Information Exposure Through Externally-generated Error Message [CWE-211]
Risk Level:	High

CVSSv2 Base Scores:	7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) 5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Solution Status:	Fixed by Vendor
Discovered and Provided:	High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab
Advisory Details:
High-Tech Bridge SA Security Research Lab has discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Comment Rating which could be exploited to perform SQL injection attacks and gain access to sensitive information. 1) SQL injection vulnerabilities in Comment Rating The vulnerability exists due to input sanitation error in the "id" parameter in wp-content/plugins/comment-rating/ck-processkarma.php. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in application`s database. Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to read, modify, add or delete arbitrary data in the database. Exploitation example: http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/comment-rating/ck-processkarma.php?path=1&a ction=1&id=1%20and%201=2 %20--%20 2) Installation path disclosure weakness in Comment Rating The weakness exists due to application reveals the full path to installation directory in an error message. A remote attacker can directly access the wp-content/plugins/comment-rating/comment-rating-options.php script and gain knowledge of the web root directory and other potentially sensitive information. Exploitation example: http://[host]/wp-content/plugins/comment-rating/comment-rating-options.php
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References:
[1] High-Tech Bridge Advisory HTB22841 - https://www.immuniweb.com/advisory/HTB22841 - Multiple Vulnerabilities in Comment Rating [2] Comment Rating - wealthynetizen.com - Comment Rating is a WordPress plugin for displaying comments ratings. [3] Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) - http://cwe.mitre.org - targeted to developers and security practitioners, CWE is a formal list of software weakness types.

Previous Security Advisories with CWE-211:

HTB22836: Installation Path Disclosure Weakness in Coppermine

HTB22834: Installation Path Disclosure Weakness in Flatnux

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