Com Yvcomment up to 1.4 on Joomla index.php ArticleID sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Com Yvcomment up to 1.4 on Joomla and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file index.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument ArticleID results in sql injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2008-2692. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Com Yvcomment up to 1.4 on Joomla (Joomla Component). This affects an unknown part of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument ArticleID with an unknown input 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:

SQL injection vulnerability in the yvComment (com_yvcomment) component 1.16.0 and earlier for Joomla! allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the ArticleID parameter in a comment action to index.php.

The weakness was shared 06/13/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2692 since 06/13/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by His0k4 in Perl and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:index.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42920), Exploit-DB (5755), SecurityFocus (BID 29596†) and Secunia (SA30567†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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: Highly functional
Author: His0k4
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2692 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2692
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42759
X-Force: 42920 - yvComment component for Joomla! index.php script SQL injection
SecurityFocus: 29596 - yvComment Joomla! Component 'ArticleID' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 30567

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 10/27/2024 13:39
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (60), 06/22/2019 16:46 (5), 10/27/2024 13:39 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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