SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Security Advisory < 20190510-0 >
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title: Unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability
product: OpenProject
vulnerable version: 5.0.0 - 8.3.1
fixed version: 8.3.2 & 9.0.0
CVE number: CVE-2019-11600
impact: Critical
homepage: https://www.openproject.org
found: 2019-04-17
by: T. Soo (Office Bangkok)
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Vendor description:
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"OpenProject is the leading open source project management software.
Support your project management process along the entire project
life cycle: From project initiation to closure."
Source: https://www.openproject.org/
Business recommendation:
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The vendor provides a patch which should be applied immediately.
An in-depth security analysis performed by security professionals is
highly advised, as the software may be affected from further security issues.
Vulnerability overview/description:
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An SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the web "activities API".
An unauthenticated attacker could successfully perform an attack to extract
potentially sensitive information from the database if OpenProject is configured
not to require authentication for API access.
Proof of concept:
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Requesting the following URL will trigger a time delay as a proof of concept
for exploiting the blind SQL injection:
http://<host>/api/v3/activities/1)%20AND%203281%3d(SELECT%203281%20FROM%20PG_SLEEP(1))%20AND%20(7777%3d7777
Vulnerable / tested versions:
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The vulnerability has been identified in OpenProject version 8.3.1 which
was the most current version at the time of discovery.
According to the vendor all versions between 5.0.0 and 8.3.1 are affected.
Older versions (< 5.0.0) are not vulnerable.
Vendor contact timeline:
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2019-04-30: Contacting vendor through security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
2019-04-30: A patch is published in version 8.3.2
2019-05-06: Vendor publishes further details
2019-05-10: Release of security advisory
Solution:
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The vendor provides a patched version 8.3.2 and a security notice with further
information:
https://www.openproject.org/release-notes/openproject-8-3-2
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/openproject-security/XlucAJMxmzM/hESpOaFVAwAJ
Workaround:
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None
Advisory URL:
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https://www.sec-consult.com/en/vulnerability-lab/advisories/index.html
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EOF Thanaphon Soo / @2019
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