Mambo 'com_acnews' Component 'id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	38247
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 16 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 16 2010 12:00AM
Credit:	Zero Bits and Xzit3
Vulnerable:	Mambo com_acnews 0
Not Vulnerable:

Mambo 'com_acnews' Component 'id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

The 'com_acnews' component for 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.

Mambo 'com_acnews' Component 'id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/index.php?lang=en&option=com_acnews&task=view&id=-188'&Itemid=136&page=0 (Web Vuln.)
http://www.example.com/index.php?lang=en&option=com_acnews&task=view&id=331%27&page=0

Mambo 'com_acnews' Component 'id' 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].

Mambo 'com_acnews' Component 'id' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• Mambo Homepage (Mambo)