SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in Chamilo 1.11.6

Information
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Advisory by Netsparker
Name: SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in Chamilo 1.11.6
Affected Software: Chamilo
Affected Versions: 1.11.6
Homepage: https://chamilo.org/en/
Vulnerability:  SQL injection
Severity: High
Status: Fixed
CVSS Score (3.0): 7.6
Netsparker Advisory Reference: NS-18-028

Technical Details
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URL: http://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-CHAMILO}/main/admin/subscribe_user2course.php 
Parameter Name: firstLetterUser
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: AaOR 1=1 OR ansa=ans

URL: http://{DOMAIN}/{PATH-OF-CHAMILO}/main/admin/subscribe_user2course.php
Parameter Name: firstLetterCourse
Parameter Type: POST
Attack Pattern: AaOR 1=1 OR ansa=ans

For more information on SQL Injection vulnerabilities read the article SQL Injection.

Advisory Timeline
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9th July 2018 - First Contact
28th November 2018 - Vendor Fixed
4th December 2018 - Advisory Released

Credits & Authors
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These issues have been discovered by Zekvan Arslan while testing Netsparker Web Application Security Scanner.

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