Joomla! WATicketSystem Component 'catid' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	33353
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 19 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 06 2009 05:28PM
Credit:	Cyb3R-1st
Vulnerable:	James Kennard WATicketSystem 0
Not Vulnerable:	James Kennard WATicketSystem 2.0.8

Joomla! WATicketSystem Component 'catid' SQL Injection Vulnerability

The Joomla! WATicketSystem component 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.

Versions prior to WATicketSystem 2.0.8 are vulnerable.

Joomla! WATicketSystem Component 'catid' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following exploit code is available.

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/33353.php

Joomla! WATicketSystem Component 'catid' SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.


James Kennard WATicketSystem 0

• James Kennard com_wats-s208.zip
  http://joomlacode.org/gf/download/frsrelease/9394/35508/com_wats-s208. zip

Joomla! WATicketSystem Component 'catid' SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• WATicketSystem Homepage (James Kennard)