Joomla CMS 3.7.0 sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS 3.7.0 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in sql injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-8917. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Joomla CMS 3.7.0 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.7.x before 3.7.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 05/11/2017. The weakness was presented 05/17/2017 by Alex (Website). The advisory is shared for download at developer.joomla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-8917 since 05/12/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1505.

A public exploit has been developed by Mateus Lino and been published 2 days after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100282 (FreeBSD : Joomla3 -- SQL Injection (3c2549b3-3bed-11e7-a9f0-a4badb296695)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11814 (Joomla! Core com_fields SQL Injection Vulnerability [20170501]).

Upgrading to version 3.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (42033), Tenable (100282), SecurityFocus (BID 98515†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038522†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Mateus Lino
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Nessus ID: 100282
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Joomla3 -- SQL Injection (3c2549b3-3bed-11e7-a9f0-a4badb296695)
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OpenVAS ID: 802560
OpenVAS Name: Joomla! Core com_fields SQL Injection Vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: joomla_comfields_sqli_rce.rb
MetaSploit Name: Joomla Component Fields SQLi Remote Code Execution
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D2Sec: Joomla com_fields SQL Injection

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 3.7.1
Suricata ID: 2024342
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Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: developer.joomla.org
Researcher: Marc-Alexandre Montpas (Alex)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-8917 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8917
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101448
SecurityFocus: 98515 - Joomla! Core CVE-2017-8917 SQL-Injection Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038522

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2017 16:34
Updated: 04/24/2025 04:43
Changes: 05/18/2017 16:34 (97), 05/31/2020 16:23 (3), 12/24/2020 16:03 (2), 08/19/2024 13:10 (17), 04/24/2025 04:43 (2)
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