Form Maker 3.6.12 on Joomla Parameter sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Form Maker 3.6.12 on Joomla. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation as part of Parameter causes sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-5991. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Form Maker 3.6.12 on Joomla (Joomla Component). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation as part of a Parameter leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SQL Injection exists in the Form Maker 3.6.12 component for Joomla! via the id, from, or to parameter in a view=stats request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2798.

The bug was discovered 02/16/2018. The weakness was disclosed 02/17/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-5991 since 01/22/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 1 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 (44111). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.6
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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

01/22/2018 🔍
02/16/2018 +25 days 🔍
02/17/2018 +1 days 🔍
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02/18/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/09/2025 +2668 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-5991 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-5991
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113527
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 02/18/2018 10:55
Updated: 06/09/2025 18:22
Changes: 02/18/2018 10:55 (58), 06/27/2020 07:03 (4), 06/09/2025 18:22 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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