[Full-disclosure] U.S. Geological Survey Website - SQL Injection Vulnerability

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Title:
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U.S. Geological Survey Website - SQL Injection Vulnerability


Date:
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2011-09-21


References:
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=278


VL-ID:
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278


Introduction:
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United 
States government. The scientists of the 
USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the 
natural hazards that threaten it. The 
organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology, geography, 
geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a 
fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility.

A bureau of the United States Department of the Interior, it is that department 
s sole scientific agency. The USGS employs 
approximately 8,670 people and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The USGS 
also has major offices in Lakewood, 
Colorado (Denver Federal Center), and Menlo Park, California. The motto of the 
USGS is  > Science for a changing world.

(Copy of the Vendor Homepage: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Geological_Survey )


Abstract:
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A Vulnerability Laboratory researcher discovered a critical SQL Injection 
vulnerability on the U.S. Geological Survey website.


Report-Timeline:
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2011-09-20:     Vendor Notification
2011-09-20:     Vendor Response/Feedback
2011-09-21:     Vendor Fix/Patch
2011-09-21:     Public or Non-Public Disclosure


Status:
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Published


Affected Products:
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Exploitation-Technique:
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Remote


Severity:
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Critical


Details:
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A critical SQL Injection vulnerability is detected on the U.S. Geological 
Survey website (USGS).
The vulnerability allows an remote attacker to inject/execute own SQL 
statements over the affected 
vulnerable parameter on the website application dbms.

Vulnerable Program(s):
                                                        [+] Volcano Hazards 
Program

Vulnerable Module(s):
                                                        [+] vona.php

Vulnerable Param(s):
                                                        [+] id


Reference:
                                                        
http://[SERVER].[GOV]/[PATH]/[FILE].[PHP]?[PARAM]=-x+[SQL-INJECTION]

Picture(s):
                                                        ../1.png


Proof of Concept:
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The vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers. For demonstration or 
reproduce ...

Reference:
http://[SERVER].[GOV]/[PATH]/[FILE].[PHP]?[PARAM]=-164+[SQL-INJECTION]

PoC:
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/vona.php?id=-164+union+select+1,2,3,4,version()--


Solution:
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2011-09-21:     Vendor Fix/Patch


Risk:
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The security risk of the remote sql injection vulnerability is estimated as 
critical(+).


Credits:
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Vulnerability Research Laboratory - Chokri B.A. (Me!ster) 
[http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/show.php?user=Chokri%20-%20B.A]


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