Joomla CMS up to 3.0.2 highlight sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Joomla CMS up to 3.0.2. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument highlight leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-1453. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Joomla CMS up to 3.0.2 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument highlight 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. CVE summarizes:

plugins/system/highlight/highlight.php in Joomla! 3.0.x through 3.0.2 and 2.5.x through 2.5.8 allows attackers to unserialize arbitrary PHP objects to obtain sensitive information, delete arbitrary directories, conduct SQL injection attacks, and possibly have other impacts via the highlight parameter. Note: it was originally reported that this issue only allowed attackers to obtain sensitive information, but later analysis demonstrated that other attacks exist.

The weakness was shared 02/12/2013 by Egidio Romano (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1453 since 01/29/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by EgiX and been published 3 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64634 (Joomla! 2.5.x < 2.5.9 / 3.0.x < 3.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12859 (Joomla! highlight.php Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities).

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 X-Force (81925), Exploit-DB (24551), Tenable (64634), SecurityFocus (BID 57746†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38557†). The entries VDB-63556 and VDB-63555 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: EgiX
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Nessus ID: 64634
Nessus Name: Joomla! 2.5.x < 2.5.9 / 3.0.x < 3.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Vendor: joomla.org

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Egidio Romano
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1453 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1453
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63554
X-Force: 81925
SecurityFocus: 57746 - Joomla! CVE-2013-1453 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 38557 - Joomla! 3.0 Through 3.0.2 and 2.5 Through 2.5.8 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/27/2024 22:29
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (61), 04/21/2019 11:57 (13), 12/29/2021 09:22 (2), 12/27/2024 22:29 (16)
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