Quest KACE Systems Management run_report SQL Injection Information Disclosure Vulnerability

September 18th, 2018
ZDI-18-1062 ZDI-CAN-6075

CVE ID

CVSS Score

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

Affected Vendors

Quest

Affected Products

KACE Systems Management

Vulnerability Details


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Quest KACE Systems Management. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of the ID parameter provided to the run_report page. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information under the context of the database.

Additional Details

Quest has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://support.quest.com/kace-systems-management-appliance/kb/254193/security-vulnerability-patch-sec2018_20180410-

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2018-04-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2018-09-18 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2018-09-28 - Advisory Updated

Credit

Alain Homewood (Insomnia Security)

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