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                             INFORMATION BULLETIN

                WordPress WassUp Plugin 'spy.php' Vulnerability
                             [Security Focus 27525]

February 1, 2008 19:00 GMT                                        Number S-157
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PROBLEM:       WordPress WassUp plugin in prone to an SQL-injection 
               vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize 
               user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query. 
PLATFORM:      WassUp 1.4.3 
DAMAGE:        SQL injection. 
SOLUTION:      Upgrade to the appropriate version. 
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VULNERABILITY  The risk is MEDIUM. Exploiting this issue could allow an 
ASSESSMENT:    attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, 
               or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database. 
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LINKS: 
 CIAC BULLETIN:      http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/s-157.shtml 
 ORIGINAL BULLETIN:  http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27525 
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WordPress WassUp Plugin 'spy.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability

WordPress WassUp plugin is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability because it 
fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL 
query.

Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to compromise the application, 
access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying 
database.

The issue affects WassUp 1.4.3; other versions may also be vulnerable. 

Bugtraq ID:  27525  
Class:  Input Validation Error  
CVE:   
Remote:  Yes  
Local:  No  
Published:  Jan 30 2008 12:00AM  
Updated:  Jan 31 2008 03:27AM  
Credit:  enter_the_dragon discovered this vulnerability.  
Vulnerable:  WordPress WassUp Plugin 1.4.3 
 
 
Not Vulnerable:  WordPress WassUp Plugin 1.4.3a
 



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CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Security Focus for the 
information contained in this bulletin.
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