yvComment Joomla! Component 'ArticleID' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	29596
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-2692
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 08 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:28PM
Credit:	His0k4
Vulnerable:	yvComment yvComment 1.16
Not Vulnerable:	yvComment yvComment 1.16.1

yvComment Joomla! Component 'ArticleID' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

The yvComment component for Joomla! is prone to an SQL-injection vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query.

Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database.

yvComment 1.16 and prior versions are vulnerable.

yvComment Joomla! Component 'ArticleID' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following proof of concept is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/29596.pl

yvComment Joomla! Component 'ArticleID' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


yvComment yvComment 1.16

• yvComment yvCommentComponent1.16.001.zip
  http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/7781/27655/yvCommentCompo nent1.16.001.zip

yvComment Joomla! Component 'ArticleID' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• yvComment Home Page (yvComment)