PT-2012-4739 · Ushahidi · Ushahidi Platform

Kees Cook · Published 2012-08-12 · Updated 2012-08-13 · CVE-2012-3470

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Ushahidi Platform versions prior to 2.5

Description The issue concerns SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Ushahidi Platform. These vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. The vulnerabilities are related to the get countries functions in the application/libraries/api/MY Countries Api Object.php file.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.5, update to version 2.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the MY Countries Api Object.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the get countries functions in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

SQL injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-89

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-3470

Affected Products

Ushahidi Platform

References · 4

• 🔥 https://github.com/ushahidi/Ushahidi_Web/commit/3301e48 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3470 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/09/5 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3470 · Note