Joomla! 3.7.x < 3.7.1 fields.php getListQuery() Method SQLi

critical Nessus Plugin ID 100385

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a SQL injection vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the Joomla! installation running on the remote web server is 3.7.x prior to 3.7.1.
It is, therefore, affected by a SQL injection vulnerability in the fields.php script due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input.
An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to inject or manipulate SQL queries in the back-end database, resulting in the disclosure or modification of arbitrary data.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Joomla! version 3.7.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 100385

File Name: joomla_371.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/24/2017

Updated: 6/5/2024

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-8917

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:joomla:joomla%5c%21

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Joomla!, www/PHP, Settings/ParanoidReport

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2017

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Joomla Component Fields SQLi Remote Code Execution)

Elliot (Joomla com_fields SQL Injection)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-8917

Detections

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