ccNewsletter 2.x on Joomla Parameter sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ccNewsletter 2.x on Joomla. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation as part of Parameter leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-5989. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ccNewsletter 2.x on Joomla (Joomla Component). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation as part of a Parameter leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SQL Injection exists in the ccNewsletter 2.x component for Joomla! via the id parameter in a task=removeSubscriber action, a related issue to CVE-2011-5099.

The bug was discovered 02/16/2017. The weakness was published 02/17/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-5989 since 01/22/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 366 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (44132). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Joomla Component

Name

ccNewsletter

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/16/2017 🔍
01/22/2018 +340 days 🔍
02/17/2018 +26 days 🔍
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02/18/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/03/2025 +2662 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-5989 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5989
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113525
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2018 10:54
Updated: 06/03/2025 14:12
Changes: 02/18/2018 10:54 (58), 06/26/2020 21:58 (4), 06/03/2025 14:12 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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