CVE-2005-4330

Vulnerability

SQL injection vulnerability exists in the browse.ihtml script of iHTML Merchant Mall. The application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input passed via the id, store, and step parameters, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary SQL commands. Affected versions are those prior to the vendor's patch; the exact version range is not specified in the available reference [1].

Exploitation

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely without authentication by crafting malicious HTTP requests to browse.ihtml with specially crafted values in the id, store, or step parameters. No special network position or user interaction is required; the attacker only needs to send the request to the vulnerable server [1].

Impact

Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the underlying database. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive data, modification of database content, or potential escalation to further attacks depending on the database configuration and privileges [1].

Mitigation

The vendor has not released a specific patch or fixed version in the available reference. Users are advised to apply input validation and parameterized queries to mitigate the risk. As of the publication date, no workaround is documented in the reference [1].