Wh-com Com Webhosting up to 0.5.4 webhosting.php catid sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Wh-com Com Webhosting up to 0.5.4. This affects an unknown function of the file webhosting.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument catid results in sql injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-6653. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Wh-com Com Webhosting up to 0.5.4. This affects an unknown code of the file webhosting.php. The manipulation of the argument catid 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 webhosting.php in the Webhosting Component (com_webhosting) module before 1.1 RC7 for Joomla! and Mambo allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the catid parameter to index.php.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2008. The weakness was presented 05/02/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-6653 since 04/06/2009. 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 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 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:webhosting.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32124 (Webhosting Component for Joomla! 'catid' Parameter SQLi), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 0.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42124), Exploit-DB (5527), Tenable (32124), SecurityFocus (BID 29000†) and OSVDB (50423†). 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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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 32124
Nessus Name: Webhosting Component for Joomla! 'catid' Parameter SQLi
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Com Webhosting 0.5.5

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04/06/2009 +122 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2170 days 🔍
10/21/2024 +3506 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-6653 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6653
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47583
X-Force: 42124
SecurityFocus: 29000 - Joomla! and Mambo Webhosting Component 'catid' Parameter SQL Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 50423 - Webhosting Component for Mambo / Joomla! index.php catid Parameter SQL Injection
Vulnerability Center: 18363 - Joomla! Webhosting Component Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Inject Arbitrary SQL Commands, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 10/21/2024 08:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (67), 08/10/2019 09:48 (12), 10/21/2024 08:26 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:17E:103

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