[SA18471] WP-Stats WordPress Plug-in "author" SQL Injection Vulnerability

TITLE:
WP-Stats WordPress Plug-in "author" SQL Injection Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18471

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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Manipulation of data

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
WP-Stats 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/6822/

DESCRIPTION:
Preddy has discovered a vulnerability in WP-Stats, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks.

Input passed to the "author" parameter in wp-stats.php isn't properly
sanitised before being used in a SQL query. This can be exploited to
manipulate SQL queries by injecting arbitrary SQL code.

The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 2.0. Other versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Preddy

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