Cmsjunkie BusinessDirectory 4.9.7 index.php Type sql injection

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A vulnerability has been found in Cmsjunkie BusinessDirectory 4.9.7 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file index.php. This manipulation of the argument Type causes sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2019-25752. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Cmsjunkie BusinessDirectory 4.9.7. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument type with an unknown input 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:

Joomla! Component J-BusinessDirectory 4.9.7 contains an SQL injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL queries by injecting malicious code through the type parameter. Attackers can send GET requests to index.php with the option=com_jbusinessdirectory&task=categories.getCategories parameters and inject UNION-based SQL statements in the type parameter to extract database information including schema names and sensitive data.

The weakness was published by Ihsan Sencan as 46230. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-25752 since 06/19/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:index.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 databases at Exploit-DB (46230) and EUVD (EUVD-2019-20188). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• Cmsjunkie

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• BusinessDirectory

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• 4.9.7

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