Achievo 1.3.4 - SQL Injection
PoC files
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Analysis
Technical assessment
The artifact is a security advisory describing an SQL injection vulnerability in Achievo 1.3.4. It provides a technical description of the vulnerable code in classweekreport.inc and a URL demonstrating how to trigger a syntax error, but it does not include any executable exploit or scanner code.
Backdoor review
No backdoor observed in reviewed code
The supplied text is a standard security advisory describing an SQL injection vulnerability in Achievo 1.3.4. It includes a technical description, a proof-of-concept URL, and the vulnerable code snippet. No backdoor, deceptive payload, or unrelated harmful behavior is present in the reviewed text.
Classification basis and observed behavior
Classification basis
The artifact is a security advisory containing a technical description of the vulnerability and a proof-of-concept URL that triggers an error, but it does not contain any code intended to exploit or scan for the vulnerability. It is a writeup.
exploits/php/webapps/10042.txt:1-126Requirements
- Attacker must be logged into Achievo.
exploits/php/webapps/10042.txt:66
Observed behavior
- The advisory describes a SQL injection vulnerability in the get_employee function of classweekreport.inc, where the $user_id variable is directly embedded in a SQL query without sanitization.
exploits/php/webapps/10042.txt:73-80 - The advisory provides a URL that triggers a database syntax error when browsed by a logged-in user, demonstrating the vulnerability.
exploits/php/webapps/10042.txt:68-70
Behaviors behind the backdoor verdict
Observables
- Vulnerability Disclosure
- SQL injection in Achievo dispatch.php via userid parameterThe advisory describes a legitimate SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2009-2734) in the get_employee function of classweekreport.inc. The provided PoC URL demonstrates the vulnerability by injecting a single quote into the userid parameter.
exploits/php/webapps/10042.txt:64-80 - Proof Of Concept Url
- /dispatch.php?atknodetype=reports.weekreport&atkaction=report&nameswitch=name&userid=%27&functionlevelswitch=all&startstatus=all&outputType=0&atkorderby=periodThe URL demonstrates the SQL injection by setting userid to a single quote, which would cause a syntax error in the vulnerable SQL query. This is a typical benign PoC for demonstrating SQL injection existence.
exploits/php/webapps/10042.txt:68 - Vulnerable Code
- SELECT * FROM person WHERE status='active' AND id='$user_id'The advisory shows the vulnerable code where the $user_id variable is directly interpolated into the SQL query without sanitization, confirming the SQL injection vulnerability.
exploits/php/webapps/10042.txt:73-80
What the analysis did not establish
- The artifact is a text advisory; no executable exploit or scanner code is present.
- The advisory references an external URL for the full advisory, which was not fetched.
- Only the text content of the advisory was reviewed; no external resources or referenced URLs were fetched or analyzed.
- The review does not assess whether the described vulnerability could be used maliciously by a third party.
This review is limited to the supplied PoC code and context. It does not assert that the code works or is safe to execute.