VirtueMart Component for Joomla! SQL Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	47278
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 08 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 28 2011 04:30PM
Credit:	TecR0c and mr_me
Vulnerable:	VirtueMart VirtueMart 1.1.7
Not Vulnerable:	VirtueMart VirtueMart 1.1.8

VirtueMart Component for Joomla! SQL Injection Vulnerability

The VirtueMart 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.

VirtueMart 1.1.7 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

VirtueMart Component for Joomla! SQL Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following exploit code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/47278.py
• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/47278-2.py

VirtueMart Component for Joomla! SQL Injection Vulnerability

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


VirtueMart VirtueMart 1.1.7

• VirtueMart VirtueMart-1.1.7a.zip
  http://dev.virtuemart.net/attachments/202/Patch-VirtueMart-1.1.7a.zip

VirtueMart Component for Joomla! SQL Injection Vulnerability

References:

• VirtueMart Homepage (VirtueMart)
  
• VM Security Bulletin 2011-02-18 (VirtueMart)