Joomla! AJAX Shoutbox Component 'helper.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability
BID:66261
Info
Joomla! AJAX Shoutbox Component 'helper.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 66261 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Mar 14 2014 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Mar 14 2014 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Ibrahim Raafat |
| Vulnerable: |
Joomla AJAX Shoutbox 1.6 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Joomla AJAX Shoutbox 1.7 |
Discussion
Joomla! AJAX Shoutbox Component 'helper.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability
AJAX Shoutbox 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.
AJAX Shoutbox 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.
Exploit / POC
Joomla! AJAX Shoutbox Component 'helper.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit this issue using a web browser.
The following example URI is available:
http://www.example.com/helper.php?mode=getshouts&jal_lastID=[SQL injection]
An attacker can exploit this issue using a web browser.
The following example URI is available:
http://www.example.com/helper.php?mode=getshouts&jal_lastID=[SQL injection]
Solution / Fix
Joomla! AJAX Shoutbox Component 'helper.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability
Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
References
Joomla! AJAX Shoutbox Component 'helper.php' SQL Injection Vulnerability
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