Joomla CMS 2007-01-18 models/category.php catid sql injection

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Joomla CMS 2007-01-18. The affected element is an unknown function of the file models/category.php. The manipulation of the argument catid leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2007-0387. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Joomla CMS 2007-01-18 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown code of the file models/category.php. The manipulation of the argument catid with an unknown input 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 vulnerability in models/category.php in the Weblinks component for Joomla! SVN 20070118 (com_weblinks) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the catid parameter.

The weakness was published 01/18/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at hackers.ir. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-0387 since 01/19/2007. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/21/2019). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

By approaching the search of inurl:models/category.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 OSVDB (34792†). Similar entries are available at VDB-34534, VDB-34533, VDB-34531 and VDB-34528. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Content Management System

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• Joomla

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• CMS

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• 2007-01-18

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• open-source

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• Vendor: https://www.joomla.org/

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