RETIRED: Joomla! and Mambo GameQ Component SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	32633
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 04 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 05 2008 04:21PM
Credit:	Sina Yazdanmehr (R3d.W0rm)
Vulnerable:	Shane Martin GameQ 0
Not Vulnerable:

RETIRED: Joomla! and Mambo GameQ Component SQL Injection Vulnerability

The GameQ component for Joomla! and Mambo 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.

NOTE: Further analysis reveals that this vulnerability is the same issue described in BID 29592 (Joomla! GameQ Component 'category_id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability), so this BID is being retired.

RETIRED: Joomla! and Mambo GameQ Component SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/[path]/index.php?option=com_gameq&task=page category_id=-9999+union+select+0,1,2,3,4,5,username,password,8,9,10,11,12,13+from+jos_users/*

RETIRED: Joomla! and Mambo GameQ Component SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

RETIRED: Joomla! and Mambo GameQ Component SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• GameQ Homepage (Shane Martin)
  
• Joomla! Homepage (Joomla )
  
• Mambo Home Page (Mambo )