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

Bugtraq ID:	38015
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2010-0632
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 31 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 13 2015 09:02PM
Credit:	AtT4CKxT3rR0r1ST
Vulnerable:	Joomla com_simplefaq 0
Not Vulnerable:

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

The 'com_simplefaq' 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_simplefaq' 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_simplefaq&func=display&Itemid=49&catid=70+and substring(@@version,1,1)=5&page=1#FAQ5

Joomla! 'com_simplefaq' Component 'catid' Parameter 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].

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

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