Mambo 'com_docman' Component Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	47857
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 16 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	May 16 2011 08:42PM
Credit:	KedAns-Dz
Vulnerable:	Docman com_docman 1.3.0
Not Vulnerable:	Docman com_docman 1.5.10 Docman com_docman 1.4.2

Mambo 'com_docman' Component Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

The 'com_docman' component for Mambo is prone to multiple SQL-injection vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data before using it in an SQL query.

Exploiting these issues could allow an attacker to compromise the application, access or modify data, or exploit latent vulnerabilities in the underlying database.

'com_docman' 1.3 is vulnerable.

Mambo 'com_docman' Component Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

Attackers can use a browser to exploit these issues.

The following example URI is available:

http://www.example.com/[path]/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=3&Itemid=7&limit=-11[SQLi]
http://www.example.com/[path]/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=3&Itemid=7&limit=15&limitstart=-11[SQLi]

Mambo 'com_docman' Component Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

Solution:
The vendor reports that the DOCman module for Mambo is no longer supported and recommends users migrate to the supported Joomla! module.

Mambo 'com_docman' Component Multiple SQL Injection Vulnerabilities

References:

• DOCMan 1.3.0 for Mambo 4.5.1 CMS (DOCMan Development Team)