Harmis Ek Rishta 2.10 on Joomla router.php PATH_INFO sql injection

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A vulnerability has been found in Harmis Ek Rishta 2.10 on Joomla and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file router.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument PATH_INFO as part of Request results in sql injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-12254. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Harmis Ek Rishta 2.10 on Joomla (Joomla Component). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file router.php. The manipulation of the argument PATH_INFO as part of a Request 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. The summary by CVE is:

router.php in the Harmis Ek rishta (aka ek-rishta) 2.10 component for Joomla! allows SQL Injection via the PATH_INFO to a home/requested_user/Sent%20interest/ URI.

The bug was discovered 06/11/2018. The weakness was shared 06/12/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at m4k4br0.github.io. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-12254 since 06/12/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download 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. By approaching the search of inurl:router.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 (44893). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Joomla Component

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• Harmis

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• Ek Rishta

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• 2.10

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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