HTB22896: SQL injection vulnerability in Ripe website manager

[advisory () htbridge ch]

Vulnerability ID: HTB22896
Reference: http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/blind_sql_injection_vulnerability_in_ripe_website_manager.html
Product: Ripe website manager
Vendor: Ripe website manager Team ( http://www.ripewebsitemanager.com/ ) 
Vulnerable Version: 1.1 and probably prior versions
Vendor Notification: 10 March 2011 
Vulnerability Type: Blind SQL Injection
Risk level: Low 
Credit: High-Tech Bridge SA - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing (http://www.htbridge.ch/) 

Vulnerability Details:
The vulnerability exists due to failure in the "ripe/index.php" script to properly sanitize user-supplied input in "v" 
variable. Attacker can alter queries to the application SQL database, execute arbitrary queries to the database, 
compromise the application, access or modify sensitive data, or exploit various vulnerabilities in the underlying SQL 
database.

Attacker can use browser to exploit this vulnerability. The following PoC is available:
http://host/ripe/?v=1"+SQL_CODE&a=1